Welcome

Ever wonder what goes on at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory? Here is your chance to find out. The SLAC Public Lecture Series opens the door to the inner workings of the laboratory for the local nonscientific community. Find out what SLAC is all about: the research, the facilities, and the people that make this a world-class institute. 
Free admission. No scientific knowledge needed. No RSVP required. Attendees are welcome to hang around for refreshments after the talk. Physicists will be on hand to chat, so bring your toughest questions to stump the professionals!

Seating is limited, so please come a little early for a seat.  We apologize in advance if we meet the seating capacity. Please note: Photo ID is required for adults to enter the SLAC campus.
If you have any questions, please contact Thanh Ly or Farah Rahbar.

The SLAC Public Lecture Series is sponsored by the SLAC Users Organization and by the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource. 

Next Lecture

November 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Panofsky Auditorium (overflow seating available in Kavli Auditorium) Zap! The X-ray Laser Is Born Daniel Ratner, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Abstract:   SLAC has converted its giant particle accelerator into the world's first X-ray laser. By a billion fold the world's brightest X-ray source, the laser packs a trillion photons into pulses as short as a millionth of a billionth of a second. The ultra-bright, ultra-short X-ray pulses will drive a wide range of new experiments, as scientists strip electrons from atoms, photograph single molecules and make movies of chemical reactions. How has SLAC accomplished such feats of X-ray wizardry? Attend this public lecture to learn about the basics of an X-ray laser, the technologies at SLAC that make it possible, and the exciting new experiments now underway.

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