Here you find current News from the Laboratory for Particle Physics. For scientific highlights, please see these pages.
Neue Massstäbe in der Kernphysik
Mit bislang unerreichter Präzision: PSI-Forschende vermessen den Kernradius von myonischem Helium-3 und stellen die Theorien der Atomphysik auf den Prüfstand.
In Search of New Physics: New Result from the MEG II Collaboration
On the occasion of a special seminar at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland on 23 April 2024 the scientific collaboration of the MEG II experiment presented an important new result in the search for the decay of a positive muon into a positron and a photon. The findings, based on data collected in 2021 and 2022, are detailed in a paper published on arXiv and submitted to the journal Physical Review Letters.
IMPACT: Upgrade an PSI-Forschungsanlage beschlossen
Die Finanzierung der Umbauten an der Protonenbeschleunigeranlage des PSI wurde vom Schweizer Parlament bewilligt.
Exotics among the atoms
Muon experiments at the PSI are focusing on different isotopes.
IMPACT für die Schweizer Gesellschaft
Weltspitze bei den Myonen und in der Herstellung medizinischer Radionuklide: Die weitreichende Bedeutsamkeit des geplanten Upgrades.
Löten auf grosser Bühne
Wer hier aufs Podest kommt, gehört zu den weltbesten Berufstalenten: PSI-Elektroniker Melvin Deubelbeiss gewann bei den WorldSkills 2024 die Silbermedaille.
The Zuoz school’s 26th edition
26th Zuoz Summer School on particle physics took place at the Lyceum Alpinum with close to 100 participants.
Ein Plan für die grösste Maschine der Welt
Interview mit Lea Caminada, Leiterin der Gruppe für Hochenergiephysik am PSI, über das nächste mögliche Grossprojekt am CERN.
2024 Guido Altarelli Award to Javier Mazzitelli
The Guido Altarelli Award honours the memory of the late Guido Altarelli, one of the founding fathers of QCD, an outstanding communicator of particle physics, and a mentor and strong supporter of Junior Scientists.
Javier Mazzitelli has been awarded the 2024 Guido Altarelli Award in acknowledgement of his distinguished contributions to the field of particle physics. The Guido Altarelli Award is awarded every year to junior scientists for outstanding scientific contributions to the fields covered by the DIS Conference series.
Protonen und andere Teilchen: Die HIPA-Anlage wird 50
Seit 1974 beschleunigt HIPA Protonen für die Forschung.
In the search for New Physics at the Intensity Frontier: a first result from the MEG II experiment
In a special seminar at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland, the MEG II collaboration presented on October 20th its first results, based on data collected in 2021. The results are reported on a paper published on arXiv and submitted to the European Journal of Physics C.
Japanese – Swiss BRIDGE Workshop at PSI
BRIDGE stands for Bridging Research Innovations in Diverse muon and neutron science by GEneral collaboration between Japan and Switzerland. After a first remote edition of this new workshop series in 2022, an in-person BRIDGE workshop took place at PSI, October 18-20, 2023.
PSI medal winners at SwissSkills Championships 2023
At the recent SwissSkills Championships 2023 for apprentices in Sindex/BE Melvin Deubelbeiss and Andrin Kästli from the electronics apprenticeship group in NUM/LTP have won two medals: Andrin became third, won a bronze medal and Melvin even won the championship and was honored by the gold medal.
Shea Distinguished Member Award of IEEE NPSS to Stefan Ritt
The Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society of IEEE acknowledges the outstanding contributions of Dr. Stefan Ritt in terms of technological developments and services to the NPSS community with the 2023 Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award.
Marino Missiroli elected Trigger Coordinator of the CMS experiment at CERN
Marino Missiroli, a postdoctoral researcher in the High-Energy Particle Physics group of the Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP) in NUM, will join the management team of the CMS experiment at CERN as Trigger Co-Coordinator in September 2023.
Jupiter-Mission soll lebensfreundliche Bedingungen erkunden
Ganymed, Kallisto und Europa: Das sind Jupiters eisige Monde und das Reiseziel der kommenden ESA-Mission. Mit an Bord: ein Hightech-Detektor vom PSI.
Mehr Licht ins Dunkel
Am PSI wollen Forschende mithilfe der Grossforschungsanlagen die letzten Lücken im Standardmodell der Physik schliessen.
Doppeltes Upgrade für die Protonenanlage
HIPA soll ab 2025 ein doppeltes Upgrade erhalten. Die Vorbereitungen dafür laufen jetzt.
Harald Ita appointed Associate Professor ad personam at University of Zurich
Harald Ita, currently senior scientist at the Laboratory for Particle Physics at NUM/PSI was appointed as Associate Professor ad personam at UZH Zurich. Harald is an international acclaimed researcher in the field of theoretical high-energy particle physics.
Silbermedaille der Elektronik für Mario Liechti
PSI-Elektroniker Mario Liechti gewinnt bei den Weltmeisterschaften der nicht akademischen Berufe den zweiten Platz.
Die Goldmedaille und ein Händedruck vom Bundesrat
SwissSkills kürt den PSI-Elektroniker Melvin Deubelbeiss zum besten Lehrabgänger seines Fachs.
Seeking the sensational on a small scale
The Swiss Research Magazine 'Horizons' features particle physics performed at PSI.
2 Millionen Förderung für die Suche nach neuer Physik
Philipp Schmidt-Wellenburg wird an einer Myonenstrahllinie des PSI ein neuartiges Experiment aufbauen.
Aldo Antognini Adjunct Professor at ETHZ
Aldo Antognini, currently lecturer and senior scientist at both ETH Zurich and the Laboratory for Particle Physics at NUM/PSI was awarded the title of Adjunct Professor at ETH Zurich.
Update on the Status of HIMB
A workshop to discuss and further develop the science case for the High Intensity Muon Beams (HIMB) has been held.
Silver medal at the EuroSkills
Silver medal for Mario Liechti at the EuroSkills in Graz, Austria.
CHRISP — All the key results in one place
A specialSciPost volume, entitled “Review of Particle Physics at PSI”, has recently been completed.
Die Schweizer Forschungsinfrastruktur für Teilchenphysik CHRISP
Forschende suchen nach Abweichungen im gängigen Standardmodell der Physik und wollen herausfinden, wie unser Universum aufgebaut ist.
Grösse des Heliumkerns genauer gemessen als je zuvor
In Experimenten am Paul Scherrer Institut PSI hat eine internationale Forschungszusammenarbeit den Radius des Atomkerns von Helium fünfmal präziser gemessen als jemals zuvor. Mithilfe des neuen Werts lassen sich fundamentale physikalische Theorien testen.
Magnetically shielded from the rest of the world
The shielding room in which the n2EDM experiment is expected to clarify whether the neutron has a measurable electric dipole moment or not.
(Photo: Paul Scherrer Institute/Markus Fischer)