For visitors

HIL Users

Before arriving for an experiment, data analysis, or conference at HIL you must register as a HIL User. To do this no later than 1 week before arrival:
  1. Complete the registration form (MS_Word, PDF) and send it to: registration(at)slcj.uw.edu.pl
  2. When applying for access to radiation controlled areas, you must also attach a certificate enabling work with ionization radiation (MS_Word, PDF) and pass a test of knowledge of radiation protection. Helpful resources are available here. Link to the test.
  3. If you have an affiliation abroad, before each visit, you are required to register in the Registration of International Visitors system.
    Registration steps:
    Steps C-D have to be done only at the first login to the registration system.
    1. Enter the IRGZ site: https://visitors.uw.edu.pl/en-gb/ (English version)
    2. Click the green button REGISTER HERE
    3. If you are a new user of the system, the first step is to create a user account by selecting CREATE AN ACCOUNT.  You should then read and accept the information on the processing of your personal data by ticking the two consents and clicking on the “CONTINUE” button. Enter the email address that will be assigned to your user account, and set and confirm a password. The system will send a message with a confirmation link to the provided email address.
    4. Fill in your personal details in MY ACCOUNT (top right corner). Next, enter PERSONAL FORMS and fill in the data according to the subsequent fields of the form. Fields required to apply are marked with an asterisk and are located in the BASIC PERSONAL DATA section.
    5. Register your arrival –  select the UNITS section, then select HEAVY ION LABORATORY and the purpose of your arrival (e.g. HEAVY ION LABORATORY – SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH) and green button SIGN UP.  In the next step, you will be asked to answer a set of questions and then click CONTINUE. Once you have answered all the required questions, you will be registered.
    6. The HIL will approve your arrival.

How to reach HIL?

The maps should help you to find your way:

If you are arriving by plane to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) you can:

  • Take the bus line 175 or 188 from the stop in front of the terminal and get off at the Banacha-Szpital The ride usually takes about 15 minutes, under typical traffic conditions. The distance from the stop to the Laboratory is approximately 500 meters.
  • Take a taxi. The taxi price to HIL should not exceed 50 PLN (about 12 EUR) on weekdays. On weekends and at night, you will pay twice as much.
  • Beware of unlicensed taxi drivers who may offer rides at inflated prices. We strongly recommend using only licensed taxis. You can find licensed taxis right in front of the arrivals hall exit. Taxis recommended by Chopin Airport you can find here.

If you are arriving by train at Warszawa Centralna (Warsaw Central railway station) you can:

  • Take tram line 7 or 9 or 25 heading toward Banacha or Okecie from the stop which is in front of the train station (Aleje Jerozolimskie side) and get off at the 6th stop (Och-teatr). The Laboratory building is located about 400 m from this stop.
  • Take bus line 175 (direction Lotnisko Chopina/Chopin Airport) or 504 (direction Kabaty) or 128  (direction Szczesliwice) from the stop in front of Warszawa Centralna station (at Aleje Jerozolimskie street) and get off at the stop Banacha-Szpital (it’s 5th stop for lines 128,175, 504).

Bus and tram tickets can be purchased from ticket machines located near the stops or inside the vehicles.

When arriving by car:

  • We hope that the maps mentioned above will be helpful, but please don’t hesitate to contact us for more details.

Guest rooms at HIL

Several guest rooms are available in the Laboratory building. For information and reservation please contact Ms. Lidia Strzelczyk tel. +48-22-5546111 or +48-22-8224038, mail: strzelczyk(at)slcj.uw.edu.pl

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Telephones at HIL

Most important telephone numbers are collected in the “Contacts” page.

An up to date telephone directory can be found here.

Internally (within the entire University of Warsaw), dial only the last 5 digits of the 55yyxxx number. The two-digit yy code usually corresponds to a specific faculty or other unit within the University. All numbers in the Laboratory have the 55 46xxx form.

Outside line can be reached from any telephone in the Lab by first dialing 9.

VISITING LABORATORY

Visits to the Laboratory can be arranged on request for organised groups.

The excursions usually comprise of:

  • a movie introduction to the nuclear physics,
  • mini-lectures on principles of heavy ion acceleration in a cyclotron and research activities which exploit beams produced by the accelerator,
  • the tour of the laboratory, including visit to the cyclotron hall and the experimental area.

The presentations should be comprehensible for high school pupils and university students.

For arranging a visit, please contact Justyna Samorajczyk-Pyśk,

or by e-mail: samorajczyk(at)slcj.uw.edu.pl

Excursions are free of charge.

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