"J-PARC Outreach Lecture" held in July 2023
◆◇◆ National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College (Wednesday, July 12, 2023) ◆◇◆
The lecturer was Dr. OTANI Masashi of the Accelerator Section VII, who gave an outreach lesson on "Accelerator Mechanisms to See the Microscopic World - Muon Acceleration Technology for Seeing Through from Elementary Particle Phenomena to Large Structures."
Dr. OTANI introduced the mechanism of accelerators, their medical and industrial applications, and research on physical properties and elementary particles using muons.
A total of 100 students participated and listened attentively. Some students commented, "This lecture made me more interested in elementary particles," and "I want to learn more about the history of particle discoveries and the Higgs field."
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◆◇◆ National Institute of Technology, Toyota College, Aichi Prefecture (Thursday, July 13, 2023) ◆◇◆
An outreach lesson was delivered by Dr. OTANI Masashi of the J-PARC Center on the theme "Accelerator Mechanisms to See the Microscopic World - Muon Acceleration Technology for Seeing Through from Elementary Particle Phenomena to Large Structures." Twenty-nine students participated and shared comments such as, "I would like to learn more about how accelerators are produced." It must have been a good opportunity for students to get interested in elementary particles and accelerators.
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◆◇◆ Ochiai Junior High School, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture (Friday, July 14, 2023) ◆◇◆
J-PARC Center Director KOBAYASHI Takashi gave a lecture at his alma mater, Ochiai Junior High School in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture with a total of about 300 students. Ochiai Junior High School is located in a quiet mountainous area in the northern part of Okayama Prefecture. Almost all the students gathered in the auditorium to listen to the lecture titled "Secrets of the Big Universe, Secrets of the Microscopic World, and Accelerators."
After explaining the size of the universe, Dr. KOBAYASHI talked about small elementary particles and explained that an accelerator is needed to see elementary particles. He then introduced J-PARC's features and role as the world's most powerful accelerator. He shared a story about how he fell in love with science through a science comic book and borrowed books from the Ochiai Community Center library, sending the message that he hopes this class will spark everyone's interest in science.
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