Sat, 16 May 2026 RO   EN        Project List » Advanced Infrastructure for Nuclear Photonics research experiments at ELI-NP Advanced Infrastructure for Nuclear Photonics research experiments at ELI-NP www.nipne.ro/proiecte/pn4/33-projects.html Acronym: ELI-INFRA Contracting Authority: IFA Number / Date of the contract: 01/ELI-RO/DEZ/2023 / 2023-11-16 Program: PN-IV-P5.9/Subprogramul 5.9.1 Project Manager: Dr. Calin Alexandru Ur Partners: UNSTPB, INFLPR Starting date / finishing date: 2023-11-16 / 2025-12-31 Project value: 69000000 RON Abstract: Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) was established as part of the pan-European project ELI-Extreme Light Infrastructure co-funded by the European Commission through the European Regional Development Fund and implemented in three countries: Romania, Czech Republic and Hungary, with complementary scientific objectives and experimental capabilities. ELI-NP is the pillar dedicated to nuclear physics studies driven by high power lasers. To accomplish its scientific objectives, ELI-NP implements two sources of extreme light: a 2 x 10 PW high power laser system and an intense quasi-monochromatic gamma beam system. The high-power laser system was completed in 2019 setting a new world record by reaching the 10 PW peak power level. The uniqueness of this system is also due to the fact that it has two lasers reaching this power level and provides unique capabilities for laser driven experiments, such as laser plasma particle acceleration, nuclear reactions in plasma simulating the stellar environment, development of PW gamma-ray sources or brilliant neutron sources, multi-GeV electron production and QED studies. In 2020 ELI-NP set a new world first by transporting the 10 PW laser pulses to the experimental halls. From 2020 the commissioning of the experimental setups started demonstrating that they are operational at design parameters. Commissioning of the experimental setups at 100 TW and 1 PW was completed in 2022 and ELI-NP launched the first Call for Users with ELI ERIC starting the operation as user facility. In 2023, for the first time in the world, 10 PW laser pulses were focused on the target and used for experiments, ELI-NP setting a new state-of-the-art in the field of ultrashort pulse high power lasers. On the other hand, the gamma beam system implementation is delayed until 2026 and requires the development of local expertise and tools in the field of radiofrequency accelerators to allow the system to be completed. The ELI-NP White Book was elaborated in 2011 while the Technical Design Reports for the experiments were ready in 2015. Since then, the technology has evolved and in order to maintain the research infrastructure at ELI-NP among the world's leading research centers in the field of extreme light, it needs to be continuously improved and aligned to the latest developments in the field. The present proposal aims at giving ELI-NP new capabilities that will allow for improving the performance of the whole infrastructure with the aim of increasing the scientific output, becoming a more attractive research center for users in a very competitive environment, and providing a good environment for training students and young researchers. Objectives: The proposed objectives cover a wide range of topics, as they emerged from the operation of the facility n the recent years: implementation of an independent 100 TW @ 10 Hz output to increase the beam time available to users, reduction of downtime due to power outages and reduction of operating costs, development of laser beam diagnostics capable of accurately characterizing high power pulses, increase of detection efficiency for gamma-ray arrays dedicated to experiments complementary or in preparation of future experiments with gamma beams, development of additional capability to use fast positrons in addition to existing slow positrons setups for material science studies, development of a high performance computing system that will allow accurate calculations of experimental conditions based on the measured beam characteristics and with increased predictive power, which will reduce the time needed to obtain relevant experimental results. THE STAGES OF THE PROJECT AND DELIVERY DATES RESULTS PUBLISHED ARTICLES RESEARCH TEAM Back to the Project List Versiunea proiectului in limba romana      Address: Str. Reactorului no.30, P.O.BOX MG-6, Bucharest - Magurele, ROMANIA Tel: +(4021) 404.23.00, Fax: +(4021) 457.44.40 2026 IFIN-HH. All rights reserved.