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2National Centre for Nuclear Research Nuclear research in Poland Reactor MARIA Nuclear Centre at Swierk 30 km from Warsaw 44 ha area National Centre for Nuclear Research Grzegorz Wrochna  The largest research institute in Poland ○1073 employees, inc. 56 prof. & 117 PhD  Scientific achievements: ○~470 reviewed papers, 8200 quotations each year ○Hirsh index = 112,  4 th position in Poland ○SCImago „Normalized Impact”: 1 st in Poland, 8 th in region, 158 th in the world  Incomes: ○statutory fund ~20%, grants/projects ~20% ○commercial activities ~60%

3 National Centre for Nuclear Research Research reactor MARIA at Świerk  1 week of Maria irradiation = medical procedures  99 Mo for medical use up to 18% of world production  radioisotopes exported to 76 countries worldwide  30 MW thermal power  n flux thermal 4∙10 14 n/cm 2 s n flux fast 2∙10 14 n/cm 2 s  neutron beam research, material irradiation

4 National Centre for Nuclear Research research  apparatus  products  Nuclear & particle physics  Astrophysics & cosmology  Fusion & plasma physics  Material research Apparatus for  LHC/CERN, XFEL/DESY  W7X, ESS, ENS/IFMIF? Accelerator & detectors for  healthcare, industry, security CMS/LHC/CERN

81 employees inc. 9 prof., 22 PhD, 11 sc.assist., 5 eng., Basic research in the scope of plasma physicsBasic research in the scope of plasma physics Thermonuclear fusion with magnetic confinementThermonuclear fusion with magnetic confinement Laser-induced thermonuclear fusionLaser-induced thermonuclear fusion Space thrustersSpace thrusters Nominated „class A” institute 10 TW laser Pulse energy:~500 mJ Pulse time:<40 fs Repetitiveness:1-10 Hz Wave length:790 – 810 nm Power density: W/cm 2 Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw

Laboratories Fusion Laboratory Fusion Laboratory International Centre for Dense Magnetised Plasma International Centre for Dense Magnetised Plasma Plasma Accelarators Group Plasma Accelarators Group Lightning Tests Laboratory Lightning Tests Laboratory 1 MJ Plasma Focus Division of Plasmas in Magnetic Field Division of Laser-Produced Plasmas Research Laser-matter interaction (plasma jets) Laser-matter interaction (plasma jets) Laser ion sources Laser ion sources Laser fusion (fast ignition, LICPA concept) Laser fusion (fast ignition, LICPA concept) femtosecond pulse laser

1. Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw 2. National Centre for Nuclear Research, Świerk/Otwock 3. Warsaw University of Technology 4. Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS, Cracow 5. Opole University 6. West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin 7. Maritime University of Szczecin 8. Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center 9. Wrocław University of Technology 10. AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow 11. Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń 12. Wroclaw Technology Park