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UC Santa Cruz Tesla Coil UC Santa Cruz Tesla Coil ShowShowat Freedom Schoolat Freedom School


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Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics SCIPPSanta Cruz Institute for Particle Physics SCIPP Prof. Hartmut SadrozinskiProf. Hartmut Sadrozinski

Your Guests todayYour Guests today

UC Santa Cruz Department of PhysicsUC Santa Cruz Department of Physics Dr. Charlie Crummer, Laboratory ManagerDr. Charlie Crummer, Laboratory Manager

Dr. Alex GrilloDr. Alex Grillo

Brian Keeney, JuniorBrian Keeney, Junior Paul Graham, Carbon-Based Life FormPaul Graham, Carbon-Based Life Form

Dr. Hiroshi OhyamaDr. Hiroshi Ohyama

Ms. Holly Hester, AdministratorMs. Holly Hester, Administrator

Mr. Edward Hawkins, CoordinatorMr. Edward Hawkins, Coordinator


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Tesla ProgramTesla Program Introduction & Jacob's LadderIntroduction & Jacob's Ladder Safety FirstSafety First Corona: Corona:

– Zorro’s Sword Zorro’s Sword – Lights without CordsLights without Cords

Facts on Lightning Facts on Lightning Knight in ArmorKnight in Armor

– Bolt to the faceBolt to the face– Sparks from the feetSparks from the feet

Chicken CoopChicken Coop How the Tesla Coil WorksHow the Tesla Coil Works Mystery Knight in ArmorMystery Knight in Armor

– Fighting LightningFighting Lightning


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What is a Physicist?What is a Physicist?

A Person who asks Questions about Nature. A Person who asks Questions about Nature.

Today is your chance to be a Physicist: Today is your chance to be a Physicist:

Ask Questions during the Show!Ask Questions during the Show!


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Teach students, Teach students,

learn about nature (Research)learn about nature (Research)

Smallest objects (Particles): Quarks Smallest objects (Particles): Quarks

How do objects form How do objects form

and stay togetherand stay together

Big objects in the sky: Big objects in the sky: Stars, Black holes, Stars, Black holes, SupernovaeSupernovae


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Galaxy

DNA

CellAtom

Nucleus

Electron microscope

Accelerator

The size of the object and its distance tells me what kind of instrument I need to see it.

Larger & Farther away

Smaller & Harder to see

From BiggestTo Smallest...


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Professors and Students (and Teachers!)Professors and Students (and Teachers!)

conduct research in the SCIPP Laboratories.conduct research in the SCIPP Laboratories.

http://scipp.ucsc.eduhttp://scipp.ucsc.edu


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Summer 2001: Teachers help launch a giant research Balloon.Summer 2001: Teachers help launch a giant research Balloon.

Mr. Kliewer Mr. Kliewer

Prof. Schalk Prof. Schalk

Dr. DannDr. Dann

Mr. Manildi Mr. Manildi

Mr. Briber Mr. Briber


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Balloon Chase and RecoveryBalloon Chase and Recovery

Balloon flew 400 Miles across Texas, at 130,000 feet in the air.Balloon flew 400 Miles across Texas, at 130,000 feet in the air.


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Normally you can't see, hear or Normally you can't see, hear or smell electricity, but the Tesla Coil smell electricity, but the Tesla Coil makes makes • Bright sparksBright sparks• Loud crackling noiseLoud crackling noise• The air smell strange (Ozone)The air smell strange (Ozone)

SAFETY FIRST!SAFETY FIRST!SAFETY FIRST!SAFETY FIRST!

BRACE YOURSELF!BRACE YOURSELF!BRACE YOURSELF!BRACE YOURSELF!

1 Million 1 Million Volts! Volts!

DANGERDANGER

1 Million 1 Million Volts! Volts!

DANGERDANGER

Distance at least 20 ft. Distance at least 20 ft. Computers, Gameboys, CD players, Computers, Gameboys, CD players,

telephones to the back of the room – telephones to the back of the room – unplugged, switched off!unplugged, switched off!

Hearing aids off, pacemakers out of Hearing aids off, pacemakers out of room!room!


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Three things to understand:Three things to understand:

Electrical CurrentElectrical Current LightningLightning The Faraday CageThe Faraday Cage


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ZorroZorroZorroZorro

Drawing lightning with a swordDrawing lightning with a sword


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Sparks

to grounded sword

What is happening with Zorro?

Wire to safe ground

What about

those lights

without cords?

Electricity

Moves

Through the Air(you knew that,

because you use

a radio and TV


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LightningLightning

Jacob’s LadderJacob’s Ladder

CoronaCorona

Tesla SparksTesla Sparks

are all related. are all related.

LightningLightning

Jacob’s LadderJacob’s Ladder

CoronaCorona

Tesla SparksTesla Sparks

are all related. are all related.

Principle:Principle: Air is made of very small bodies called Air is made of very small bodies called “molecules”. When they are broken apart, they “molecules”. When they are broken apart, they become charged and can conduct a current like an become charged and can conduct a current like an electrical wire. electrical wire.

If there is a large current, it heats up the air and If there is a large current, it heats up the air and makes light (like in your toaster!).makes light (like in your toaster!).

Electricity in AirElectricity in Air


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How lightning worksHow lightning works

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Ground is safe!Ground is safe!


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Meet the Fighting KnightMeet the Fighting KnightMeet the Fighting KnightMeet the Fighting Knight

Fighting LightningFighting Lightning

Bolt to the HeadBolt to the Head

Sparks from the feetSparks from the feet


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The Faraday CageThe Faraday Cage

Planes are close to the Planes are close to the clouds and away from safe clouds and away from safe ground. Why aren’t they ground. Why aren’t they in grave danger from in grave danger from lightning?lightning?

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Safest place during a Safest place during a lightning storm is in a plane lightning storm is in a plane or car because it is a or car because it is a Faraday CageFaraday Cage

Answer:Answer: They form a They form a “Faraday Cage” -- that is, “Faraday Cage” -- that is, they are surrounded by they are surrounded by metal. metal.

Electricity flows around Electricity flows around the outside of the metal, the outside of the metal, and anything inside is and anything inside is safe!safe!


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Thomas “DC” Thomas “DC” Edison Edison

and his Batteriesand his Batteries

Nicola “AC” TeslaNicola “AC” Tesla

and his and his GeneratorsGenerators

vs.vs.

Tesla RevivalTesla Revival 271 web sites are dedicated to Nicola 271 web sites are dedicated to Nicola

TeslaTesla Join the “Tesla Coil Web Ring” Join the “Tesla Coil Web Ring” http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=teslaring&list


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Nicola Tesla as a Daredevil waiting for a hair Nicola Tesla as a Daredevil waiting for a hair cut?cut?

Double Exposure makes it safe!Double Exposure makes it safe!


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The “Chicken Coop”The “Chicken Coop”The “Chicken Coop”The “Chicken Coop”

The World’s Ugliest Faraday Cage --The World’s Ugliest Faraday Cage -- and it’s full of holes!and it’s full of holes!

But can it keep the lightning out?But can it keep the lightning out?

Does the chicken trust the Does the chicken trust the

equations?equations?

Does the chicken trust the Does the chicken trust the

equations?equations?


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Voltage Voltage starts starts at 120 at 120 ends ends up at up at

1 million!1 million!

Voltage Voltage starts starts at 120 at 120 ends ends up at up at

1 million!1 million!

TransformerTransformer14,000volt

OutletOutlet120 volt

Resonance circuitResonance circuit1 million

volt

Ask us about details!Ask us about details!

How does the Tesla Coil How does the Tesla Coil work?work?


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Learn about TransformersLearn about TransformersLearn about TransformersLearn about Transformers

Where have Where have you seen you seen

this before?this before?

Power comes outat 14000 Volts

Power goes inat 120 Volts


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We heard a lot about conserving PowerWe heard a lot about conserving Power

(turn off lamps, air conditioners, close refrigerators...)(turn off lamps, air conditioners, close refrigerators...)

Power is brought to your neighborhoodPower is brought to your neighborhood

on high voltage lineson high voltage lines

and a transformer brings it down to 120Vand a transformer brings it down to 120V

We heard a lot about conserving PowerWe heard a lot about conserving Power

(turn off lamps, air conditioners, close refrigerators...)(turn off lamps, air conditioners, close refrigerators...)

Power is brought to your neighborhoodPower is brought to your neighborhood

on high voltage lineson high voltage lines

and a transformer brings it down to 120Vand a transformer brings it down to 120V

Physics Principle: TransformerPhysics Principle: TransformerPhysics Principle: TransformerPhysics Principle: Transformer

Power goes inat 14000 Volts

Power comes outAt 120 Volts


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Transformation of EnergyTransformation of Energy

GLASTGLAST

SLACSLAC

Power is used everywherePower is used everywhere

– Visit the Stanford Linear Visit the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC): Accelerator Center (SLAC): Electricity -> New particlesElectricity -> New particles

QuarksQuarks Power is tranformed in Space Power is tranformed in Space

Black holes explode :Black holes explode :

– Material -> Light, x-rays, “jets”Material -> Light, x-rays, “jets”

– SCIPP works on GLAST Mission:SCIPP works on GLAST Mission:

discover the most powerful discover the most powerful “power plants” in the “power plants” in the universeuniverse


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Learn about ResonanceLearn about ResonanceLearn about ResonanceLearn about ResonanceThat’s how a swing works:That’s how a swing works:A kick at the right moment A kick at the right moment builds up and gets you sky-high!builds up and gets you sky-high!

That’s how a swing works:That’s how a swing works:A kick at the right moment A kick at the right moment builds up and gets you sky-high!builds up and gets you sky-high!

In the Tesla “swing”, the kick is supplied In the Tesla “swing”, the kick is supplied

by the AC electrical current moving back and forthby the AC electrical current moving back and forth

In the Tesla “swing”, the kick is supplied In the Tesla “swing”, the kick is supplied

by the AC electrical current moving back and forthby the AC electrical current moving back and forth


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Mystery KnightMystery KnightMystery KnightMystery Knight

Who is afraid of Lightning?Who is afraid of Lightning?

Not the Mystery Knight!Not the Mystery Knight!


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Electrical Electrical current current flows on the flows on the OUTSIDE of OUTSIDE of a metal!a metal!

Is Mr. Rasmussen OK?Is Mr. Rasmussen OK? Let’s check!Let’s check!

The armored suit is safe! The armored suit is safe! It's a Faraday Cage – no It's a Faraday Cage – no

electric field allowed insideelectric field allowed inside

Is Mr. Rasmussen OK?Is Mr. Rasmussen OK? Let’s check!Let’s check!

The armored suit is safe! The armored suit is safe! It's a Faraday Cage – no It's a Faraday Cage – no

electric field allowed insideelectric field allowed insideInvisible Invisible currentcurrent

Visible Visible sparkssparks

GroundGround

1 Million Volt1 Million Volt

Visible Visible sparkssparks


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Fysiks is Phun!Fysiks is Phun!

Questions?Questions?

Ask after the show, e-mail, visit…Ask after the show, e-mail, visit…

You find our coordinates on the webYou find our coordinates on the web

http://scipp.ucsc.edu http://scipp.ucsc.edu


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Say “Good bye” to Say “Good bye” to

Daniel Greenhouse,Daniel Greenhouse,

the brain behind the sparksthe brain behind the sparks

He was an undergraduateHe was an undergraduate

at UC Santa Cruz.at UC Santa Cruz.

http://scipp.ucsc.eduhttp://scipp.ucsc.edu

Thanks to our hosts:Thanks to our hosts: All you studentsAll you students Mr. J. RasmussenMr. J. Rasmussen Mr. B. HayesMr. B. Hayes Ms. Jean HeintzMs. Jean Heintz 44thth and 5 and 5thth Grade Teachers: Grade Teachers:

– Ms Mitani, Ms Carlson, Mr AndrijasevichMs Mitani, Ms Carlson, Mr Andrijasevich

– Ms Giovannis, Mr Kolbeck, Mr OrtegaMs Giovannis, Mr Kolbeck, Mr Ortega

– Ms Covarrubias, Ms Laing, Ms JeffriesMs Covarrubias, Ms Laing, Ms Jeffries

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