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Serial crystallography - Decoding biomolecules at PSI

In serial crystallography, crystals are injected into an x-ray beam. When the beam and crystal collide, light beams are deflected. The deflected light beams are recorded by a detector. The structure…

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La chasse au rayon du proton

Les protons figurent parmi les constituants de toute matière quotidienne. Mesurer précisément ces composants permet non seulement d’avoir un aperçu fondé de…

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Hunting for the radius of a proton

Protons are among the building blocks of all everyday matter. Measuring these building blocks precisely not only provides well-founded insights into their structure, but also helps to refine the…

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The Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP) at PSI

The Laboratory of Particle Physics (LTP) at the Paul Scherrer Institute pursues fundamental research, addressing some of the most up to date questions in modern, accelerator-based particle physics.…

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24 hours at the ESI Platform

How can surplus power that can’t be fed into the electric grid be made usable? A fictitious day at the Energy System Integration Platform at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. …

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24 heures sur la plateforme ESI

Comment rendre exploitable le courant excédentaire qui ne peut pas être injecté dans le réseau électrique? Une journée d’hiver fictive sur la plateforme…

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The Proton Irradiation Facilitiy PIF at PSI

The Paul Scherrer Institute - PSI - is the largest research centre for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. It offers a unique combination of accelerators and large research…

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The Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP) at PSI

The Laboratory of Particle Physics (LTP) at the Paul Scherrer Institute pursues fundamental research, addressing some of the most up to date questions in modern, accelerator-based particle physics.…

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Neutron Imaging at SINQ

Neutron Imaging is a radiographic testing method using neutrons. As such it is quite similar to X-ray, which is well known from medical applications. Neutrons are able to transmit material layers of…

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ZEBRA: Thermal neutron diffractometer for single crystals

ZEBRA is the single crystal diffractometer for thermal neutrons at the spallation neutron source SINQ at PSI. It is a flexible monochromatic diffraction instrument for applications in magnetism and…

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SANS-I operation with magnets

The small angle neutron scattering facility SANS-I at the spallation neutron source SINQ at PSI is suited for a wide range of scientific applications from the fields of fundamental physics, solid…

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Swiss Light Source SLS (Paul Scherrer Institute) | Facility

Synchrotron light is a particularly intense form of light, with characteristics that can be precisely adapted to the requirements of an experiment. Scientists use synchrotron light to determine the…

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Swiss Light Source SLS (Paul Scherrer Institute) | Beamlines

Synchrotron light is a particularly intense form of light, with characteristics that can be precisely adapted to the requirements of an experiment. Scientists use synchrotron light to determine the…

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Un bout d’histoire du PSI entame un long voyage

Une extrême prudence est de mise pour emballer l’élément d’insertion. L’appareil ne doit pas être endommagé durant son long voyage maritime afin…

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A piece of PSI history sets off on a long journey

An insertion device from PSI is being prepared for its long journey to Australia. The 11.5 tonne device was in use at PSI for more than ten years. Now it is getting a new job at the Australian…

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Der SwissFEL in 100 Sekunden | The SwissFEL in 100 seconds

(DE) Am 5. Dezember 2016 wurde der Schweizer Freie-Elektronen-Röntgenlaser SwissFEL feierlich eingeweiht. Der vier Jahre lange Bau der neuen Grossforschungsanlage des Paul Scherrer Instituts PSI…

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