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Nevertheless, Rueckner says his job remains "fun and challenging...
...most challenging demonstrations for Rueckner lies in the area of quantum mechanics. In the "single photon interference demo," the team sends single photons, one at a time, through slits in a screen. Even though the photons are sent sequentially, students watch the interference patterns as they are projected onto a screen. The result is "completely mind boggling," says Rueckner, but a visual demonstration, rather than a classical explanation, aids the students' understanding...
Preparation time for these demonstrations varies. According to Rueckner, the staff may spend anywhere from a couple of minutes to an entire afternoon preparing the materials for a demonstration...
...Sometimes you'll meet with the professors 15 minutes before the class," Rueckner says. "Sometimes, they'll ask us for things as the class has begun...
...example, the ripple tank that the team uses to show wave interference patterns is not commercially available, Rueckner says. Therefore, the team uses commercially-available equipment as a model and then designs equipment to meet the needs of larger lectures...