17. july 2025

About Exotic Nuclei on RTV SLO – ARS Program

A longer interview with our colleague Dr Jelena Vesić was recently broadcast on Radio ARS. The discussion focused on research into the properties of exotic nuclei at the FAIR accelerator complex (Darmstadt, Germany), where Jelena serves as the national coordinator of a strong team of researchers.

4. july 2025

Major Award for our Colleague at ECAMP Conference

Our Colleague, young researcher Janez Turnšek, received an outstanding poster presentation award for his contribution entitled "Amplification of spontaneous emission from doubly excited He atoms". The ECAMP (European Conference on Atoms Molecules and Photons) is under way in Innsbruck this week.

2. july 2025

New Trans National Access (TNA) to our Beam within ReMade@ARI Project

Scientists from Scotland are studying the manganese (Mn) distribution and store processes in barley plants. The measurements on our accelerator are under way this week by Dr Chiara Campoli from The James Hutton Institute.

26. june 2025

Successful PhD Defense by Gregor Košir

On Monday, June 9th, our colleague, young researcher Gregor Košir, who is a student in the 3rd cycle doctoral study program in Mathematics and Physics, defended his doctoral dissertation titled: "Detectors for Enhanced Spectroscopy of Exotic Nuclei at the FAIR Facility."

19. june 2025

A new wind is blowing in the F2 Department

As of the beginning of June 2025, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Kavčič has taken over the leadership of the department, marking the start of his first four-year term.

19. june 2025

Experiment at Synchrotron Soleil near Paris

At the beginning of June, three researchers from our department, together with colleagues from the National Institute of Chemistry, participated in beamtime at the SOLEIL synchrotron facility.

27. may 2025

Article in ACS Nano

Prof. Dr. Primož Pelicon, together with colleagues from the Jožef Stefan Institute and the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf, has published an article on new approaches in advanced high-resolution correlative microscopy for investigating the interaction mechanisms between harmful nanoparticles and lung epithelium.

27. may 2025

Interesting Article in the Nuclear Physics A Journal

Colleagues from Slovenian Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory published an interesting article about the detector developments for HISPEC/DESPEC collaboration.

19. may 2025

The PFMC-20 International Conference is under way!

With a tour of the tandem accelerator at the Microanalytical Centre (MIC), PFMC-20, the international conference on plasma materials and components for fusion applications began today.

15. may 2025

An Article in the Prestigious Nature Journal

Researchers from our department, together with colleagues working at the European research center for ions and antiprotons, FAIR, have published a groundbreaking article in the prestigious journal Nature.

13. may 2025

New Article in the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Our colleagues recently published an article in a recognized scientific journal entitled "The Static Limit in MeV Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry". The article measures the cross sections of interactions of heavy primary ions of different energies with biological molecules, which exhibit some unexpected and interesting results.

8. may 2025

The International Conference PFMC-20 is just around the Corner

We are just a few days away from the start of PFMC-20, the international conference on plasma materials and components for fusion applications. It will take place from May 19th to 23rd in Ljubljana.

8. may 2025

Chemistry of the Batteries - Interview with Dr Ava Rajh today in Delo

An interesting interview with our colleague Dr Ava Rajh was published today in the largest Slovenian newspaper Delo, about her work and view of the world.

11. april 2025

PRIMER GAMA 2025 Exercise

JSI F2 Department, ELME, and SVPIS, with support from the Oncology Institute Ljubljana, organized comparative measurements of radioactive source activities with gamma spectrometry as a part of the PRIMER GAMA exercise on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Jožef Stefan Institute Reactor Center.

4. april 2025

PhD Candidate Search in the Field of Fusion

Fusion laboratory is searching for a PhD candidate with training topic "Hydrogen isotope retention and impact in materials containing crystal lattice defects"

4. april 2025

Defense of the Master Thesis

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 11:00 AM, the defense of Matevž Skobe master’s thesis entitled "Prototype control system for the low energy ion beamline" will take place in the MPŠ lecture hall at Jamova 39.

1. april 2025

Exceptional Visit to the Accelerator on IJS Open Day

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, the Open Day took place at the Microanalytical Center (MIC) as part of the Jožef Stefan Days. The attendance exceeded all expectations.

31. march 2025

Presentation of the Ecological Laboratory with a Mobile Unit to High School Students from Trbovlje

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, students from the Secondary Technical School of Trbovlje visited the Jožef Stefan Institute, where they toured several laboratories. Among others, they also visited the Ecological Laboratory with a Mobile Unit.

20. march 2025

Successful PhD Defense by Ava Rajh

On Tuesday, March 11, our colleague, young researcher Ava Rajh, a PhD student in Physics, convincingly defended her doctoral dissertation entitled "Characterization of structural changes in batteries by X-ray Raman and emission spectroscopy"

20. march 2025

Jožef Stefan Days also at our Accelerator - a Guided Tour

As a part of the Jožef Stefan Days, a guided tour of our tandetron accelerator with beamlines will be organized on Saturday, March 29, 2025. You are kindly invited.

14. march 2025

Rocks from the Moon: Understanding Lunar Processes through Laboratory Analyses

On Thursday, March 20th at 10am, a lecture by Dr. Ana Csernok (Černok) from the University of Trieste on the topic of lunar rock analyses will be held in the Great Lecture Hall of the IJS.

14. march 2025

Lecture: Nuclear Physics with Exotic Rays at GSI/FAIR

On Monday, March 17 at 14:15, Dr. Jelena Vesič will give a lecture on this topic as part of the Monday Physics Colloquium at the Faculty of Physics, UL.

13. february 2025

PFMC-20 - International Conference to be held in Ljubljana in May 2025

The F2 department is organizing 20th International Conference on Plasma Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Application. The conference will bring together experts from around the world to discuss the performance and durability of plasma-facing materials and components.

13. february 2025

Trans National Access (TNA) to our Beam within ReMade@ARI Project

Optimised agronomic practices in olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivation can increase economic and ecological benefits. Measurements by Croatian scientists on our microbeam help to understand the processes in olive cultivation.