Name: Harder Better Faster Stronger
Start: 2023-05-23T19:30:00
End: 2023-05-23T21:30:00
Location: BAB NQ

How can we make tiny objects move at near the speed of light? How can we push the limits of what technology and engineering can achieve to control these super-fast, super-small objects? If you've ever wondered how it is possible to build machines that can observe and manipulate particles that can't be seen by the naked eye, come to our talks to find out! (Spoiler alert: lasers might be involved!)

Con-CERN-ing the Large Hadron Collider

Matt Addison (PhD student, Experimental Particle Physics, ATLAS collaboration, The University of Manchester)

I don't know what you want from this talk. If you are looking for an explanation of the CERN Large Hadron Collider, I can tell you I don't have all the answers. But what I do have is some knowledge, knowledge I have acquired over a very short PhD career. Knowledge that makes me a nightmare for people like you. If you come to my talk tonight, that (probably) won’t be the end of it.” ~ Adapted from the film ‘Taken’.

In this talk, I will give an overview of the Large Hadron Collider and offer an insight into the cutting-edge engineering that goes into such a scientific marvel.

Terahertz Radiation - a new tool for accelerator scientists and engineers

Dr Darren Graham (Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) of Physics)

The terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum, which lies between microwave and infrared, offers a number of exciting opportunities for scientists and engineers. Already we are seeing new airport security scanners, medical diagnostics, tools for process monitoring in manufacturing, and high-speed communications. In this talk, Dr Graham will give an overview of the current exploitation of this unique part of the electromagnetic spectrum, with a focus on how pulses of terahertz radiation can be used as the driving sources for a new generation of table-top particle accelerators.

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