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 doors to the inner workings of SLAC 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 research institute. Hang around for refreshments after the talks. Physicists will be on hand to chat so bring your toughest questions to stump the professionals!
Free admission. No scientific knowledge needed. No RSVP required. For everyone's safety, please do not leave minors unattended. Limited seating only so please come a little early for a seat. We apologized in advance if you will be asked to leave if we meet the seating capacity. Please note: Photo ID required for adults to enter SLAC campus. No unaccompanied minors.
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
June 23, 2009 at 7:30-8:30 PM, Panofsky Auditorium (overflow seating available in Kavli Auditorium)
Cosmic Accelerators: Engines of the Extreme Universe
Abstract: The universe is home to numerous exotic and beautiful phenomena, some of which can generate almost inconceivable amounts of energy. While the night sky appears calm, it is populated by colossal explosions, jets from supermassive black holes, rapidly rotating neutron stars, and shock waves of gas moving at supersonic speeds. These accelerators in the sky boost particles to energies far beyond those we can produce on earth. New types of telescopes, including the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope orbiting in space, are now discovering a host of new and more powerful accelerators. Please come and see how these observations are revising our picture of the most energetic phenomena in the universe. |
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