Speaker :   KOBAYASHI Takashi, Director of the J-PARC

Audience :   Open to All

Overview :   At J-PARC, proton beams are accelerated to nearly the speed of light and used to produce particles such as neutrons, muons, and neutrinos. By utilizing these particles, researchers investigate the properties of matter and explore some of the most fundamental questions in nature, including the origins of the universe, matter, and life. This talk introduces the research being conducted at J-PARC.

Speaker :   NANJO Hajime, Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

Audience :   Open to All

Overview :   The laws of electricity and gravity that we experience in everyday life remain the same even in a mirror world. But are there any laws of physics that would be different? In particle physics, every particle has a corresponding antiparticle, so we can also imagine a "mirror" relationship between particles and antiparticles. If matter and antimatter are supposed to be symmetrical, why is our universe made almost entirely of matter? In this talk, we will explore a world where the laws of physics change under mirror reflection through kaons-particles containing a strange quark that exist as a particle-antiparticle system.

Speaker :   KITAMURA Ryo, Linac / KOJIMA Kunihiro, RCS / KOBAYASHI Aine, MR

Audience :   Open to All

Overview :   J-PARC's experiments rely on intense proton beams that are accelerated and produced step by step by a series of three accelerators: LINAC (Linear Accelerator), Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS), and Main Ring (MR). This talk introduces the basic principles of particle acceleration and the technologies that enable stable beam operation, as explained by three researchers working on the accelerators.

Speaker :   KITAGUCHI Masaaki, Associate Professor / Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education, Nagoya University

Audience :   Open to All

Overview :   Have you ever wondered how the universe began, or what we ourselves are made of? Using examples from research conducted at J-PARC, this talk explores these fascinating questions and invites participants to enjoy science together.

Speaker :   ISHIDA Taku, Neutrino

Audience :   Open to All

Overview :   This talk introduces the development and operation of the facilities that produce and deliver the world's highest-intensity neutrino beam from J-PARC to Kamioka. It also covers upgrades for the Hyper-Kamiokande project and the development of key components for it such as the target, electromagnetic horns, and beam window.