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It's time for the annual Fermilab Users' Meeting, and if you are within striking distance of Batavia, Illinois, you may be interested to know about some of the festivities.
Tomorrow night, Wednesday, 3 June, Dr. Thomas C. Katsouleas of Duke University will give a public lecture on plasma wakefield accelerators, "Surfing on Plasma Waves: Can We Hang 10 All the Way to the Energy Frontier?." It's in the auditorium of Wilson Hall (our "highrise") at 8 PM. Five bucks.
After the talk, in the parking lot of Lab 3 starting at 9:30 PM, Jeff Larson and Steve Ward give a Zeusaphone concert with their singing Tesla coils. I understand that "Dr. Zeus" (Terry Blake) will also demonstrate electrical phenomena.
As you probably know, this is spectacular to see and hear. I will enjoy seeing how an audience of particle physicists reacts to the music of the dual Zeusaphones.
Note that the performance requires dry weather, so rain will mean disappointment. Weather predictions are "clear" for tomorrow night.
Lab 3 is in the Fermilab Village, a couple of miles east of Wilson Hall. It's on the corner where Shabbona meets Neuqua. I'll embed a Google Map; presumably the lab will also post helpful signs. I imagine one will need to park some distance away, elsewhere in the Village, and walk to the concert site.
Click here for a Google Map.
One can also click on the Village in this map and get helpful detail.
Tomorrow night, Wednesday, 3 June, Dr. Thomas C. Katsouleas of Duke University will give a public lecture on plasma wakefield accelerators, "Surfing on Plasma Waves: Can We Hang 10 All the Way to the Energy Frontier?." It's in the auditorium of Wilson Hall (our "highrise") at 8 PM. Five bucks.
After the talk, in the parking lot of Lab 3 starting at 9:30 PM, Jeff Larson and Steve Ward give a Zeusaphone concert with their singing Tesla coils. I understand that "Dr. Zeus" (Terry Blake) will also demonstrate electrical phenomena.
As you probably know, this is spectacular to see and hear. I will enjoy seeing how an audience of particle physicists reacts to the music of the dual Zeusaphones.
Note that the performance requires dry weather, so rain will mean disappointment. Weather predictions are "clear" for tomorrow night.
Lab 3 is in the Fermilab Village, a couple of miles east of Wilson Hall. It's on the corner where Shabbona meets Neuqua. I'll embed a Google Map; presumably the lab will also post helpful signs. I imagine one will need to park some distance away, elsewhere in the Village, and walk to the concert site.
Click here for a Google Map.
One can also click on the Village in this map and get helpful detail.
