TY - CHAP A1 - Döhring, Thorsten A1 - Stritzelberger, Carolyn A1 - Mues, Kristin A1 - Schäfer, Kerstin A1 - Rosendahl, Wilfried A1 - Busch, Uwe T1 - Celebrating the Röntgen anniversary year: pupil experiments at Aschaffenburg University T2 - SPIE Proceedings N2 - On November 8th, 1895, Professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was still working late on cathode rays in his laboratory at the University of Würzburg in Germany. By chance, he found a new type of radiation that was able to penetrate materials. He himself called them X-rays. In his honour, in Germany we call this type of radiation Röntgen´s rays since 1896. In 2020, Germany was celebrating the Röntgen anniversary year, recognizing the discovery of X-rays 125 years ago and the 175th birthday of its discoverer Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, the first Nobel laureate in physics. Financed by a grant from the Klaus Tschira Foundation, the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museums in Mannheim and the German Röntgen Museum in Remscheid developed an “X-periments mobile” with interactive experiments for children and young people. Following the given motto "X-periments - making the invisible visible", this research station with optical experiments started traveling across Germany in the anniversary year and, due to the corona pandemic in the following year. In summer 2021, the “X-periments mobile” will make a guest appearance at Aschaffenburg University. The experimental set-ups enable school classes and students to gain an overview of optical technologies from infrared light to ultraviolet radiation to X-rays and gamma rays. The aim of the campaign is to inspire the young generation and to attract students for courses in science and technology. This contribution presents the historical discovery of X-rays, the “X-periments mobile” and its experiments, its intention, and the experiences from its stays at different places across Germany. KW - x-ray KW - Röntgen KW - education KW - Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1845-1923 KW - Jubiläum KW - Schülerversuch Y1 - 2021 UR - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2589142 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2589142 VL - 2021 IS - 11776 SP - 117760E-1 EP - 117760E-10 PB - SPIE ER -