This year, we are launching a new game, in which researchers who have received the Nobel Prize for discoveries related to light will “help” our visitors at the different stations. Solving the mysteries will open the gates and allow our guests to enter the realm of unique lasers. Join us in our scientific adventures during which we will share lots of interesting facts, conduct spectacular experiments and give exciting presentations until 9 pm.
Nobel Prize winners will play a key role
Over the years, many scientists have been awarded Nobel Prizes for their work on light. what’s more, several of them have actively contributed to the development of ELI ALPS’ laser systems and secondary sources. During Researchers’ Night, you can learn about their achievements, and even enter the restricted areas of our research institute if you manage to collect five names in this group. In the restricted area, you can learn about the details of the challenging construction works of the laser hall and the installation of the equipment, and talk to colleagues who were present during the construction phase and helped equip our laboratories. You can hear about the evolution of mankind’s understanding of light, the differences between lasers and other light sources, and the uniqueness of the light sources at ELI ALPS. Our researchers will show you three of our most interesting laser systems, explain how they work and talk about the main lines of research at ELI ALPS.
You can collect the names of five Nobel Prize-winning researchers during the experimental demonstrations, lectures and in the Focus - Interactice Visitor Space, included in the event programme. Entry to the restricted access areas of our institute is only possible for guests over the age of 10, and those under 14 years of age can only enter under the supervision of an adult.
Do some research!
The Focus – Interactive Visitor Space awaits you with entertaining puzzles. Using the mysterious clues and doing a bit of brain-racking, you'll be able to put together a code which will earn you a real Nobel Prize – made of chocolate. The game is mostly recommended for teenagers and adults.
Programme
Lectures
17:15: dr. Károly Osvay: Facts, misbeliefs and questions about global warming and (nuclear) energy production
18:00: dr. Zsolt Lécz: Laser-driven particle acceleration and its applications
18:45: prof. Gábor Szabó: How did the peaks of ALPS come to Szeged?
19:30: dr. Gergely Samu: The world of solar cells and light emitting diodes – the relationship between light and semiconductors
20:15: dr. Szabolcs Hack: Nonclassical light and its applications
Stand demonstrations by researchers and engineers – from 5 pm to 9 pm continuously
- The lasers at ELI ALPS (Imre Seres)
- The spectra of light sources (dr. János Bohus)
- The wave nature of light (dr. Péter Jójárt)
- Optical illusions (dr. Sourin Mokupadhyay)
- Observing ultrafast processes (Nagy Gergely)
- Spectroscopy (Balázs Nagyillés)
- Laser tracker, vibration measurements (Szombathy Péter)
- The 2018 and 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics (Levente Lehotai and Krisztina Lehotai-Sallai)
- Radiobiology (prof. Katalin Hideghéty’s group)
- Freezing experiments (dr. Levente Ábrók)
- Laser chess (dr. Attila Tóth, Balázs Farkas)
- Virtual laboratory practices with VR goggles (dr. Tamás Csizmadia, Kristóf Nacsa)
- Hands-on experience with optomechanical components (Krisztián Kasza)
- Lenses and mirrors (dr. Veronika Hanyecz, Zénó Szabó)
Discussion
From 6:30 pm: dr. Zsolt Divéki – Ask me, not ChatGPT! – or how to master the mindset of a physicist
FOCUS - Interactive visitor space – from 5 pm to 9 pm continuously (István Dóra, Zoltán Filus, Antónia Gera, Vera Horváth, dr. Tímea Tímár-Grósz)
- interactive devices
- puzzles
Restricted access area (only for guests over 10 years of age) – from 5 pm to 9 pm continuously, after passing the "test"
- The architectural solutions of the laser hall (Zoltán Leindler)
- The process of setting up the laboratories and assembling the research equipment (dr. Arnold Farkas)
- Flashes of facts (Vera Horváth, Krisztina Trényi-Sárosi)
- Presentation of the research equipment and the main lines of research (Krisztina Trényi-Sárosi, dr. Csaba Vass, Júlia Dudás)
Photo points – from 5 pm to 9 pm continuously
- taking photos or selfies in cleanroom attire
Admission to the event is free, but registration is required. You can pre-register until 26 September 2024 at https://indico.eli-alps.hu/event/82/registrations/95/
On 27 September, registration will also be possible on site, but for a smoother entry, we kindly ask you to pre-register if you can.
Venue: ELI ALPS Szeged, Wolfgang Sandner utca 3.
Date: 27 September 2024, 5 pm to 9 pm.