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SOLARIS Centre the organiser of the Crosscarpatian Synchrotron School (CSS2024)
17.06.2024
The first edition of the Crosscarpatian Synchrotron School (CSS2024) was held at the SOLARIS Centre from 10 to 14 June 2024. The school was aimed at students, doctoral candidates, and senior researchers with little or no experience in the field of synchrotron radiation. The program included theoretical introductions with a particular focus on the applications of synchrotron research in various fields, as well as practical workshops on experimental lines. Each participant could choose two stations where they received comprehensive training in experiment design, sample preparation, measurements, and data processing.
Seasonal changes in air pollutants in Krakow in synchrotron research
29.05.2024
A group of scientists from the Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology: dr hab. eng. Lucyna Samek, professor at AGH, Ph.D. eng. Paweł Wróbel, and students eng. Patryk Grzywa and eng. Filip Baran, and doctoral student of the AGH Doctoral School, master Romisaa Gamal Mahmoud Abdelrman, conducted interesting experiments using the ASTRA research line. The aim of the research was to identify chemical compounds present in PM2.5 air pollution. Samples for testing were collected at the AGH station in Krakow in summer and winter in 2018/2019 and 2020/2021 to detect seasonal variability and compare whether the ban on burning coal and wood for heating purposes introduced in Krakow in September 2019 contributed to a change in the nature of pollution air dust.
Celebrate Lightsources.org’s 20th Anniversary in 2024
22.05.2024
Lightsources.org is the home for the global light source community. Formed in 2004, this international group of light source communicators developed the lightsources.org website as a single platform for news, events, career opportunities, beamtime proposal deadlines and other relevant, timely and interesting information for anyone with a passion for the world’s light sources: ‘One voice for the brightest science’.
Festival of Science and Arts in Krakow 2024
17.05.2024
The Science and Art Festival returns to Krakow after five years of absence. From 16 to 18 May, the campuses of Krakow's universities, including the SOLARIS synchrotron facility, were opened to all those who wanted to see the legitimacy of the slogan "Krakow – a city of science and art", which accompanied the 20th edition of the event. This was possible thanks to the change of the location of the festival, which moved from the Main Market Square to the scientific headquarters of the campaign partners.
X-ray mirrors from the Swiss Light Source
16.05.2024
The synchrotron Swiss Light Source (SLS) at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Switzerland is undergoing an upgrade to the ultra-bright source SLS2.0.One of its consequences is the replacement of optical elements in a few beamlines. As part of the collaboration between the institutes, SLS has decided to donate three disassembled X-ray mirrors to the SOLARIS Centre.