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6th June 2011 – The Structure of the Vacuum

Posted on June 6, 2011 by DaveT

Professor Simone Marzani of Manchester University will lead our discussion of the vacuum structure. Is it really “nothing at all” or is it stuffed with interesting things designed to appear to be nothing – mostly? This session originated from our … Continue reading →

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4th April 2011 – Einstein’s Last Legacy: Detecting Wrinkles in Space-Time

Posted on April 4, 2011 by DaveT

Associate Professor Andrea Lommen of Franklin & Marshall College and Dr Ben Stappers of Jodrell Bank study millisecond pulsars. These are dead stars with about the mass of our sun, collapsed down to about the size of Knutsford (10km across), … Continue reading →

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7th February 2011 – Cosmic Rays

Posted on February 7, 2011 by DaveT

Professor Tony Bell from Oxford University led our discussion on cosmic rays. These are the highest energy particles in the universe. Their energies reach about ten million times that of particles accelerated at CERN. Mainly protons, one single particle can … Continue reading →

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7th June 2010 – Synchrotron Radiation

Posted on June 7, 2010 by DaveT

Professor Richard Pattrickand will join us to discuss synchrotron radiation which is electromagnetic radiation, generated by the acceleration of ultrarelativistic (i.e. moving near the speed of light) charged particles through magnetic fields. This may be achieved artificially in synchrotrons or storage … Continue reading →

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1st August 2005 – Antimatter

Posted on August 1, 2005 by DaveT

Antimatter – does it matter? Professor Roger Barlow of Manchester University High Energy Physics Department led the discussion on “where’s all the antimatter gone?”. Could we fly to another planet only to be annihilated  when we find it’s made of … Continue reading →

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7th February 2005 – What is the Universe Made Of?

Posted on February 7, 2005 by DaveT

 What is the Universe made of? Charmed quarks? Bits of string? The discussion, led by Dr Fred Loebinger from the High Energy Physics department at Manchester University, covered the history of fundamental particles – atoms, electrons, neutrons, quarks, gluons and … Continue reading →

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