Building An Ion Trap To Levitate Particles

[@PlasmaChannel]

"And now i've put my wife's earring in there" - absolutely the most random thing to test, after a metal washer haha. This was really interesting James! I'm very familiar with electrostatic levitation, but never knew AC could levitate small particles in this manner. I may need to do some experiments myself!

[@FedeG86]

Yesterday I was watching some videos yours (two of them were especially interesting and fascinating), and when I saw the beginning of this by James I immediately thought "Jay, from Plasma Channel, will like in particular this experiment". 😁

[@aboudi0507]

@@FedeG86 jay from plasma channel.. only electroboom calls him that which means you watch electrobooms videos?

[@lamuzzo5120]

Don't kill yourself hehe.

[@RomanoPRODUCTION]

I immediately thought about you seing this experiment. Is it a coincidence?

[@SodiumInteresting]

Scale this one? 🤔

[@DucktorThallium]

This kind of system is called an electrodynamic balance (EDB), and we use this method of levitation in my research group quite regularly! I didn't expect to see this kind of thing on your channel, so it's really awesome to see it in a more layperson format!

[@mrpancakes]

Thats pretty cool. Does this system have any real world application, or a possible real world application for the future?

[@smithdylan7707]

@@mrpancakes my question exactly. Does science use this to see at what millivolts certain particles can be trapped? And if so what is the purpose?

[@chriss1914]

Fyi, if you are watching this video you are by no means a "layperson".... this has nothing to do with Fortnite or the Kardashians.

[@FedeG86]

One question by curiosity: what's the heaviest and/or biggest object you can levitate with your equipment used to that levitation method? Thanks in advance.

[@NoThrottle]

@@chriss1914 i dont think anyone deals with fortnite anymore, unless you're really new to gaming or trying "old" games

[@69k_gold]

These are the experiments I'm afraid to do myself but always wanted to observe what happens

[@FritoTheLay]

I love how all of these experiments are re-creatable very easily

[@fmdj]

Careful with the 5K volts though, that can kill you easy :)

[@turolretar]

@@fmdj we will see about that!

[@FedeG86]

@@fmdj *very easily. 😜😁

[@vaisakh_km]

I will get everything expect wifes earing

[@epeli0035]

@@FedeG86 You can say it like he said it too.

[@7deepbreaths.sounds]

This guy (and his team) is simply AMAZING!!! Great demonstration!!

[@trijaltripathi8219]

This is just so informative and cool. You are using so basic concepts to make such a cool setup, I loved it as an 9th grader its a bit a hard for me to understand sometimes but that's still awesome! Keep it up

[@derp9327]

Us moment

[@derp9327]

Us moment

[@vivipyt]

I teach about Orbitrap and Ion trap systems in Mass Spectrometry and this is one of the coolest demonstration of how it works in the Ion Trap Mass spec system. When you turned the voltage up and down, it's just like how ions are selected during mass analysis. Thank you for this video!

[@harrissravan]

Are their any known applications of trapping charged particles like so?

[@sonnenklang6925]

Allways thought it needs a rotating field for the trap like using 3phase high voltage or a spining dipole, nice that works too :)

[@MariaSanchez-p7o2l]

I felt like the movement was like a ufo lol maybe thats how they travel

[@anjalpaudel8713]

Things i learned in this video, how to trapped charged particles, he can speak cambodian fluently, and this guys has enough pool of knowledge and the willingness to research to keep us interested in science for my future childrens in the next 10ish years.

[@TaigiTWeseDiplomat--Formosan]

Yet how he fluent in Cambodian I would like to know the story.

[@Shot4ShotPhoto]

Boom! I’m finally here early. Just wanted to say I love the channel. As a fellow lover of science it’s always been so refreshing to see a channel which makes science and scientific concepts so available to everyone.

[@Shot4ShotPhoto]

@Fania Grace 👇💋 just FYI, many children visit this channel so I’ve reported your spammy bullshit. And I will continue to do so every time you comment.

[@davie17]

True, i love just chilling and listening to his videos

[@ripjawsquad]

me too lol

[@ripjawsquad]

@@Shot4ShotPhoto me too

[@ColinTimmins]

@@Shot4ShotPhoto These bots are a plague, that have infected the KZbin community. I constantly report them, but you can't tell me that KZbins own AI can't filter them out. They have such obvious features that makes them easy to pick out. Such garbage... Thanks for taking the time to report them. I will do the same.

[@stevethepirate7354]

Love your content, I love learning the topics you choose

[@JimHendrickson]

I remember doing this experiment in college physics, with the goal of measuring the precise charge of a single electron. It was called the Millikan oil drop experiment. Instead of spores or oil we used some type of tiny plastic of foam beads, isolated them until there is one left, then slowly turn down the voltage until it begins to fall. Quantum mechanics was my all-time favorite course because no other course taught me more about how the universe works, and those labs were super fun.

[@hamdaniyusuf_dani]

Millikan's experiment uses DC voltage.

[@travcollier]

@@hamdaniyusuf_dani Yep. The oil drop exp is simpler to understand too. Simply the acceleration of the particle in the electric field equaling the acceleration of gravity. Amusing factoid... Millikan fudged his data to make the experiment look a lot cleaner than it actually was. He basically threw out a ton of measurements and just kept the 'good' ones. If I remember correctly, there's also ample evidence he didn't properly credit the folks who were actually doing the work. Yeah, he wasn't exactly a good person, but was still quite smart and skilled at politics (basically put Caltech on the map by getting a bunch of top scientists of the day to work there.)

[@4acae86]

I think my favorite part of this channel is how surprised he is with the results of some of the experiments. It’s like we are all learning together

[@briancuz5535]

This is actually insanely cool

[@gabor6259]

"I speak English and Cambodian." You're full of surprises, James. And the experiment was great.

[@Ghozer]

5:05 - the shape reminds me of what Ferro-Fluid does when you put it on a magnet.... with the spikey-ness... Makes sense though :)

[@ms11146]

Well, I must tell that I’ve been a channel viewer of yours for a long time! And I must tell I adore your videos! Keep going!

[@carlossosa2907]

Yo te entiendo hablando ahora y tus videos son excepcionales, gracias 😃

[@carlossosa2907]

Sorry about these replies, my account seems to be plagued by them... not sure how to avoid them 😐

[@myslef7636]

@@carlossosa2907 bro share some particles with me

[@ecal9166]

I like the way how each video has a completely new experment

[@sayyamzahid7312]

@Fania Grace 👇💋 hm

[@spencerwenzel7381]

James: Gives wife earrings for Christmas shaped like an ion trap. Wife: "These aren't really for me, are they?"

[@shivChitinous]

This is pretty cool! In chemistry class we learnt this is exactly how mass spectrometers work! they tune the voltage to select ions of the right q/m ratio

[@pakalupapito5578]

Nothing makes me happier than knowing that there is a chemical called "dragons breath"

[@sneaky7787]

I think so this channel is very underrated

[@ericlotze7724]

Something akin to this would make a really great kid’s science museum exhibit! This is an Ion Trap as you said, but can (concentrated) ion beams be made? It wouldn’t “do the thing” obviously, but now you have me dreaming of Spore Scale Mass Spectrometers or Particle Colliders lol

[@BetterIntegra]

I saw the video on using sound frequencies to levitate and when he mentioned you could do it by switching and electrical field also I knew one of you KZbinrs would do this. And I'm glad it was you because you don't cut corners or information.

[@12_Bitcat]

Fred after shaggy and scooby accidentally capture the monster through wacky shenanigans: 3:24

[@infinummjb]

Cambodian. Duh, obviously, what did I expect. This channel finds ways to amaze me way beyond just cool physics experiments.

[@firstnamelastname3121]

Right? I feel like there’s a story there.

[@creakystaircase]

@@firstnamelastname3121 I think he's a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints so my best guess is that he served his mission in Cambodia.

[@dharunkrishnad.k1372]

Bro I didn't even know these kinds of stuff existed ! This channel gives so much information .

[@volvo09]

It is crazy isn't it. The stuff that was "cutting edge" when I was a kid, people are now doing and putting videos up on KZbin. Some guy even made his own working semiconductor "chip" in his garage. It's just a handful of transistors, but the process that once took a skilled lab and a bunch of scientists is done in a home! Along with all the countless other inventions using modern materials, science just doesn't stop.

[@anoobis117]

What are the practical applications for this, and are there any fields that use this regularly?

[@amb1u5]

in future possible use in ion drives for space propulsion, well thats what they are planning anyways

[@Dinnye01]

This is an ion trap. Analogue to what physicists use every day.

[@nilnull5457]

Not this particular setup, but ion traps, in general, are very useful. Some of the uses are- particle accelerator ion sources, quantum physics research, etc.

[@Dinnye01]

@@amb1u5 in other words, yes, this is immensely useful.

[@paulkepshire5056]

Yes, ground that wire until it learns to conduct itself better. 😋

[@Vikanuck]

Lol I love how in all your videos, when you show the results of your experiments, you still always say “Look at that!”, and I still always wonder where else exactly you think I’m gonna look?? 😄

[@tuxedoedcastle8]

Sorry for the phonetics in advance but knyom sopbai nah ta nayuk niyay peeasaa kmai!!! Sadly, apart from ‘La-or nah!’ I cant express how awesome this video was!!! Youre and inspiration bong!

[@snunezpe9]

The basics of mass spectrometry beautifully demonstrated!

[@killingcarter7752]

This is a wonderful demonstration of an ion trap :)

[@konoveldorada5990]

*2022 will be a great start.* Action Lab: 4:39

[@gamerszone_1928]

Yo man ,always waiting for ur video 🥰🥰🥰

[@eggytv3411]

This is definitely how they trapped antimatter in Angels and Demons😂

[@HelPfeffer]

When I hear you talking spanish, my heart beats faster ❤️

[@whitey9247]

The phrase “lost a needle in a haystack” has moved to a new level, it’s now “find an electron in air”.

[@TheMihirj]

i was wondering why isn't he getting shocked yet, until i realised, "ohhh this is not that channel"😂😂😂😂

[@BrandonWestfall]

Why do I feel like I'd end up dead if I tried to repeat this test.

[@Ricardojimenez0500]

Ahora hablo un poquito de español. ¿Quien me entiende hablando ahora? Yo te entiendo perfectamente. Enhorabuena!!! Greetings from a follower from Spain!! Nice accent by the way. And happy new year!!!!!

[@MoracuKSK]

Excelente video, muchas gracias por aportar con conocimiento de forma visual, didáctica y entretenida. Saludos desde el sur del mundo.

[@drakonyanazkar]

"I only speak English *and Cambodian..."* He says that so casually, but it must have a very interesting story behind it

[@КонстантинЗахариев-д4у]

What we've learned today: -James speaks Kambodian

[@AdityaKantKushwaha]

Great brother Love from India

[@jerry3790]

Can the particles remain suspended in a vacuum, or does air resistance play a role in keeping them in place?

[@castonyoung7514]

They definitely could be in a vacuum.

[@MammaOVlogs]

loved it, very interesting and love the Babel, l would love to learn Spanish and French hope the earring gets back uncharged lol

[@acalis44]

I end up in a lot of cloud to ground lightening storms . I swear when the storm is close I can see tens of thousands of these particle build ups in the air. They look like the gel floating things you get in your eye from time to time but they're everywhere

[@cottton]

All fun and games till he makes the "making an atom splitter create giant explosions"

[@johanneslinnemann6660]

When you changed the "shape" of the particle-cloud it reminded me of a very crude first-gen hologram.

[@13_cmi]

Oh does he sound more energetic? Dude sounds happier than he used to

[@twotangent]

Great video. It would be even better if you got accidentally mildly shocked a couple of times while setting it up, maybe when you were pointing at the washer at around 2m

[@PepekBezlepek]

some of the best amateur science (and footage) I have ever seen!

[@KR0OK]

How more badass can a person be ?? This man plays with matter of life just for fun 😭

[@Aa-ron01]

The paperclip was the best one, I'd be interested to see a whole manner of shapes, pentagons, c shaped ,T shaped openings etc.

[@sinanck7228]

This guy must be the most brilliant scientist in youtube. He shines in both theoretical and practical side of science. I am glad i subscribed for him.

[@FedeG86]

Again playing you with the laws of the universe James? 😏🤣 Very good and awesome video as always. It was so cool to see those laser particles thapped, "dancing" and forming some kind of pointed structure, like a submarine mine, with the high voltage frequency. And, by other part, you pronounce very well the Spanish saying short phrases like that of the the parents teachers. 😀👍

[@survivalizer]

Tries to bind a particle... accidentally summons a demon.

[@maclord477]

Damn at 4:40 it glows better then my pc lmao

[@IBM_Museum]

"This is extremely high voltage and I need to be careful with this..." 'ElectroBOOM' has entered the chat...

[@bernieflanders8822]

This channel is the only thing I live for lol

[@mikemcguire1160]

What is completely unclear here is where the ground is in relation to the washer. It has to have a large influence on the shape and intensity of the trapping field.

[@chaos_omega]

That's absolutely bananas. Wow.

[@KageBlink]

I wonder what sort of practical applications this could be used for? Its so interesting. Like I'm thinking holograms somehow? :D

[@antonioalbeldaochoa4775]

Yo te entiendo, eres el mejor canal de KZbin

[@douglasharley2440]

*sick* demo!...as always, much thanks.

[@frostilism]

man finds the glitches in life

[@jaybingham3711]

Excellent idea...carefully sourcing your experiment supplies...to get the write-off...and then later repurposing them. "Honey, I got you a little something just because I totes think you're not half bad." "Ooh...earrings. Nice. Thank you. What...uh. What is all this powder on them? You know what...forget I asked." "Yeah. Since I still have a couple more experiments to do, I thought I'd wait to fully clean them up then." 😏

[@andreburre8991]

Amazing! As a lab assistant, I work with a Mass Spectrometer with a linear Ion Trap, so it's a kinda known principle to me. But to actualy see this is quite fascinating! Keep on these cool projects, I would love to see more, maybe with a expanation how it is used in cience/industry

[@Bmiza]

Buen trabajo Cody. Me encantó tu vídeo.

[@beethovenlennon]

¡Te entendí perfectamente James! saludos desde México. 🇲🇽 Love your channel.

[@Bambi_Sapphic]

World leading scientists 200 years ago: *"we made a wire"* People on KZbin today: *"I made an ion trap that levitates things because it's cool"*

[@amithrajpal8792]

Awesome stuff. I'm not brave or smart enough to try this. Thank you for doing this

[@robertbauer6723]

You brought in your wife's earring and my first thought was uh-oh, does she know? lol... Great demonstration and explanation, and the shapes/structures formed when there were many particles trapped reminded me of ferrofluid shapes in a magnetic field

[@sKuNKdoSE]

Does your family have a genuine interest in all your ideas? If so, it must be wonderful!! :) Keep making awesome content regardless, because what you do is amazing! ❤

[@MaxAltair]

Thats amazing! Its like how magnethosphere traps charged particles from the sun.

[@Josh1OD]

Yo te entendí ¡vas muy bien con el español! ¡Saludos desde Colombia! / I understood what you said, you're going well with Spanish! Regards from Colombia!

[@mentally-stable-human]

This guy deserves more subscription and respect . I can see scintific phenomenon with logic whic i can remember easily ,right? It is better to see his videos rather than scrolling on fb for useless shits

[@SrikanthIyerTheMariner]

I have always wanted to use my wife's earring for a science experiment !!

[@Shadow_B4nned]

This is truly incredible. I think you could use it as a quantum computer as the ions are in a entangled super position. I wonder how fast the ions are moving.

[@ripjawsquad]

I had recently heard about this kinda thing and it does look awesome lol

[@ripjawsquad]

@Jiham Mabya no

[@TheWallace3000]

Did you ask her, or did she find out like the rest of us that you were using her jewelry in scientific research.😂😂😂😂😂 You're my spirit animal.

[@kavitha3535]

Man you are the reason I'm starting to like science

[@FedeG86]

@Fania Grace 👇💋 bot, las drogas digitales te están haciendo mal, que estás escribiendo cualquier huevada en tu spam. :v

[@hamedelahi2249]

Very interesting! You can make a 3d display with particles of different colors.

[@thatsfunny7729]

Very cool way to demonstrate this.

[@Maccer229]

Coolest thing I have seen in a long time. Nice one

[@pulesjet]

Next comes a DIY Particle accelerator ?

[@RomanoPRODUCTION]

Thank you James from Bolivia! Caramba!

[@mikeselectricstuff]

Grounding one side of a NST is a terrible and dangerous idea as they are usally centre-grounded to the core. By grounding one end, the core may be sitting at 2.5 kV, risking breakdown to the primary. If this happens you will have a direct path from the mains to the output, with minimal current limiting

[@respectyourgrandma2410]

english please?😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@carlstanland5333]

“Honey, I’m missing an earring…”

[@wondernet8600]

You are just doing amazing stuff all the time. Keep it up👍👏👏

[@michastepniak8308]

Damn. I was wondering. Could you make a video explaining the science behind these "3D" pictures that show different images depending on how you look at them. They were around for ages and they still blow my mind. I think there might be some interesting stuff in them.

[@7784000]

Lol, who does not know how it works 😂😂😂

[@owlredshift]

Are... Are you talking about "holograms"?

[@robwud3183]

This was very interesting! I was wondering what would happen with 3d shapes like a cubes etc.

[@fabulusinvictus2198]

Yo te entiendo. Muy bien che! Felicitaciones!

[@elapt1c]

the addiction lab: today were gonna learn how to levitate cocane

[@eddiemorrone870]

If you pointed the laser at an angle from above or below the washer, earring, or paper clip you could light the area more fully. It helps to keep the beam widened as you did.

[@skrillex544]

Your Spanish isn’t too bad mate! Props to you 👏🏼

[@madladlabs]

Another excellent demo.

[@gbcremont]

Реально красиво!👌

[@hossainboard86]

My man has a whole different ecosystem in his house