19 September 2026, Lunds Kommun, Sweden, 13:00 – 18:30
Kulturnatten at Physics 2026
Dive into the exciting world of Physics and how we study nature, its fundamental laws and their applications here in Lund — from the smallest building blocks of matter to the mysteries of the cosmos. Join us for fun experiments and demonstrations, where amongst many things you can zoom into the microscopic level using a scanning electron microscope or slow down time with a high speed camera. This year’s event will also feature presentations (in English or Swedish) of research from across the department, the chance to tour the Lund Nano Lab and various opportunities to talk to real-life scientists, as well as a quiz for our youngest visitors.
The day will culminate in our yearly Science Slam where contenders will each have only five minutes to present their research in an entertaining way, and you get to vote for your favorite to help us determine this year’s winner.
Look for us on the lawn near Sölvegatan (next to the Laser Show) and follow us inside for our many exciting demonstrations, lab tour, lectures, and our Science Slam!
16:30 Lecture by Peter Christiansen, Particle and Nuclear Physics Division, Lund University, Sweden, member of the local organizing team for Kulturnatten 2026
Presentation: The ESSnuSB Project: Can Neutrinos Explain the Matter–Antimatter Mystery?
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ESSnuSB is a proposed European experiment that aims to use the powerful proton accelerator of the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund to create an intense beam of neutrinos. The beam will be send several hundred kilometres through the Earth to a huge underground detector in an existing Swedish mine in Garpenberg. By comparing how neutrinos and antineutrinos change as they travel, ESSnuSB will search for tiny differences between matter and antimatter. In this talk, I will introduce the strange world of neutrinos and explain how ESSnuSB could help us address a fundamental question: Why is our Universe made of matter rather than antimatter?
16 October 2024, Zinkgruvan Mining AB, Sweden
Visit of the Zinkgruvan Mine and Meeting with Personnel and Mine Management
Agenda
On 16 October 2024, the ESSnuSB+ Executive Committee was invited by Zinkgruvan Mining AB, part of the Lundin Mining Group, to visit the Zinkgruvan mine which is considered the oldest mine in Sweden, having been in continuous production since 1857. First, the Committee visited the mine at a depth of 1300 meters underground. Then, they were introduced to the different mining activities and they finally had a meeting with members of the Zinkgruvan leadership team to present the ESSnuSB+ project. See video on the mine.
31 January 2024, 16:00-18:00, Lund, Swedish Big Science Forum
Programme on City Hall website
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Presentations:
- Neutrinos from the ESS: Why is there only matter and no antimatter after the Big Bang, and how can neutrinos help find the answer? by Sampsa Vihonen, Researcher, KTH; Presentation_S.Vihonen.
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How can this also be investigated using neutrons produced at the ESS? by Valentina Santoro, Researcher, ESS and Lund University.
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How will the ESS accelerator create the world’s most intense proton beam? by Mamad Eshraqi, Accelerator physicist at ESS.
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How can we with ESS’s proton beam create a uniquely intense neutrino beam? by Maja Olvegård, Researcher, Uppsala University; Presentation_M.Olvegard.
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How can we “see” the elusive neutrinos in a mine 1000 m below ground? by Kaare Endrup Iversen, Doctoral student, Lund University.
- How can we build a one million cubic meter big neutrino detector 1000 m below the ground surface and which other uses can this detector have? by Tord Ekelöf, Professor, Uppsala University, Scientific Leader ESSnuSB+.
All presentations are available here.