Coffeeshop Physics
by Jim Pivarski

Magnetodynamics
Needs Unity Web Player to run: click to install

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Antimatter in a Penning Trap

This demonstrates the plasma simulation by holding a whiff of antimatter in a Penning trap. A Penning trap is a configuration of magnetic and electric fields (magnetic solenoid and electric quadrupole) that contain a cloud of charged particles without letting them touch the walls. Antimatter is often stored this way for experiments.

Interactivity

You can rotate the camera left and right with the mouse. See how the antimatter flattens and rotates like a little galaxy?

Details

The documentation walks you through the process of building each of the tutorials and includes assets (graphics and GameObjects) for all of the demos.

Tabletop Experiments Van de Graaff Demo Ball magnets Sun and Earth
Flying Wrenches Hovering Magnet Beam through Solenoid Geomagnetism Antimatter in a Penning Trap