Extreme Light Infrastructure
| Abbreviation | ELI ERIC |
|---|---|
| Formation | April 30, 2021 |
| Headquarters | Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic (ELI Beamlines), Szeged, Hungary (ELI ALPS), and Măgurele, Romania (ELI NP) |
| Services | Research Institute |
| Subsidiaries | ELI Beamlines, ELI ALPS, and ELI NP. |
| Website | https://eli-beams.eu |
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) is a research organization with the world's largest collection of high power-lasers. ELI operates several high-power, high-repetition-rate laser systems which enable the research of physical, chemical, materials, and medical sciences.
ELI is part of the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), where the official name and abbreviation came from: ELI ERIC. The organization consists of three complementary facilities, as well as collaborations with universities and research labs across the world. One of the facilities is ELI Beamlines, located outside of Prague in Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic; another facility, ELI ALPS (Attosecond Laser Pulse Source), is located in Szeged, Hungary; and the third facility is located in Măgurele, Romania (ELI Nuclear Physics, abbreviated as ELI NP).