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Long Night of Astronomy 2024
On Saturday 19.10.2024 the “Long Night of Astronomy” will take place all over Germany.
There will be lots of fun with comets, planets and solar observations at our Campus Observatory!
We will meet at the Audimax of the RUB at 5 pm. The event will last until 10 pm.
Please check this webpage for more information!
We are looking forward to seeing you on Saturday!
Important: The observations only take place in good weather.
You can find further activities during the long night of astronomy here.
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Public lecture „Zwerggalaxien: Zeugen und Treiber der kosmischen Evolution“
We are pleased to invite you to the public lecture “Zwerggalaxien: Zeugen und Treiber der kosmischen Evolution" (in German).
In his talk, Adam Enders will focus on dwarf galaxies and their unique properties, highlighting their crucial role in the evolution of our cosmos. You will discover how these small galaxies play a decisive part in shaping the universe.
When 23.10.24 at 20:00
Where Planetarium Bochum
For registration and further information, please have a look at the Planetarium’s homepage.
Picture:
A small dwarf galaxy about 60 million light-years away.
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Investigating the neighbourhood of galaxies
Our Universe is expanding, and this goes even faster with time. But the cause of that - the mysterious Dark Energy - is still unknown.
To understand these fundamental processes better, is it important to know the distribution of matter in the universe.
An international team, including CRC members Hendrik Hildebrandt and Anna Wittje is carrying out the „Physics of the Accelerating Universe“ Survey (PAU Survey). This survey aims to map the distance and surrounding of 1.8 million galaxies.
The picture shows roughly half of the sample, with the distance colour-coded - revealing nicely the large-scale structures of the Universe.
These data will help to constrain galaxy parameters which are essential for solving the Dark Energy puzzle.
The full RUB press release can be found here (in German).
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"Türen auf mit der Maus"
On October 3, it has become a nice tradition that many doors to companies and institutes are opened with the help of the “Sendung mit der Maus” show, giving children an insight into many exciting areas.
Together with the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy and the AIRUB, we once again took part and were able to offer a varied program. Around 80 children between the ages of 4 and 16 spent a fun-filled day at our faculty with experiments on flying rockets, shining stars, delicious physicist ice cream and much more.
More on the "Maus Türöffner Tag" can be found here.
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Two PhD Students at Hakone conference
Soad Mohsenimehr and Henrik van Impel (A6) gave presentations on their latest research at the 18th Hakone Conference, which took place in Padua, Italy, from September 1st to 6th, 2024. The event featured numerous insightful presentations dealing with low-temperature plasmas at atmospheric pressure and their applications in plasma chemical processes. One of the highlights of the conference was the active participation of students: 22 of the 56 presentations were given by PhD students, which created a very appealing environment for young researchers. In particular, dielectric barrier discharges were discussed in terms of their efficiency when used with catalysts and the basic physical dynamics of the discharges. Other topics included plasma applications in agriculture and food processing as well as the interaction between plasma and liquid. In addition to the scientific findings, the conference provided an excellent platform for PhD students to network with international participants from 24 countries, promoting collaboration between disciplines.
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PI Days September 2024
The official fall workshop of our PIs took place at Volmarstein Castle.
Away from the hustle and bustle of our universities, we worked intensively and focused on the future of our CRC: current projects were discussed and new research questions identified in lively talks, smaller discussion groups and the entire plenary session.
It remains exciting with cosmic interacting matter!
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Official Partner of the AI24 conference
On 4 and 5 September 2024, the German AI, Industrial AI, and Logistics Sector elite will meet in Dortmund for AI24.
Together with the Fraunhofer IAIS, Fraunhofer IML, TU Dortmund University, and the University of Bonn, the Lamarr Institute and SFB1491 present a vibrant, innovative, and international Line-Up of excellent speakers, bridging the gap between industry, academia, and policy-making.
More information can be found here.
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AG2024 Splinter Meeting: The Physics behind the Multimessenger Emissions of Active Galactic Nuclei
Together with our colleagues of FOR5195 - Relativistic Jets in Active Galaxies we are organizing a splinter meeting at the Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society.
This year, the annual meeting will be hosted at the University of Cologne from September 09-13, 2024.
Our joint splinter meeting comprises all aspects of multi-messenger AGN research to understand the processes which produce electromagnetic radiation, neutrinos and cosmic rays. With this approach, we will foster discussions on the physical properties, interaction mechanisms and evolution of AGN as well as how AGN influence and shape their environment.
For more information, please have a look at our meeting's page!
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Japanese-German Workshop on Low-Temperature Plasma Application
A workshop with guests from Japanese universities/ research institutions and members of the chair of Experimental Physics V was held on 25th and 26th of July. Initiated by Prof. Aramaki from Nihon University, the workshop brought together long time collegues who stayed as collaborators at EP V during the last 20 years. All of them conduct research in the field of low temperature plasmas. This covers a broad range from the application for agriculture or semiconductor fabrication as well as developing new kinds of diagnostics like vortex laser spectroscopy. With these topics a perfect overlap with the research of the CRC is given so that the workshop consists not only of one day of presentations but also one day of laboratory visits allowing for the guests to get an overview of the current local plasma research.
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Five Posters at ESCAMPIG
This year's ESCAMPIG conference took place in Brno, Czech Republic. Three members of Experimental Physics II and one member of AEPT from Bochum took part and contributed to the conference with five posters. In addition to the interesting plenary lectures by well-known personalities such as Peter Bruggeman (USA), Luís L. Alves (Portugal), Kinga Kutasi (Hungary) and Holger Kersten (Germany), there was a variety of around 160 other posters on both modelling and experimental topics. In addition to the professional exchange, the conference offered excellent evening events, such as the welcome party with a dance class and Czech specialities or the conference dinner with live music and a cosy atmosphere. We had many interesting discussions at the conference and met new and old acquaintances, which is why we came away from the conference with very positive experiences overall.
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The Plasma Truck is on the road again!
On 20th June, physics students and PhD students in physics and electrical engineering from Ruhr-University Bochum visited the Burggymnasium Essen. The high school students from grades 11 and 12 participate in the mobile workshop. They conducted exciting plasma experiments, used a spectrometer to analyse the light emission and observed how plasmas can be influenced by electrical and magnetic fields. The workshop was a success and the students showed great interest.
Although plasma physics is not part of the curriculum, some experiments in school lessons involve plasmas. The mobile workshop was developed to familiarise high school students with the concept of plasma. Experiments were designed that can be transported to school in a minibus. During the 90-minute workshop, the students experiment in small groups and learn about plasmas and their various applications.