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Research with Neutrons and Muons (NUM)

The NUM division performs world-class research with neutrons and muons to explore and understand matter and materials. At PSI the NUM division is one of the five PSI research divisions and operates and develops the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source SINQ, the Ultra-cold Neutron Source UCN, the Swiss Muon Source SμS and the facilities for particle physics CHRISP.

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1. Oktober 2020
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Swiss National Science Foundation Ambizione grant for Franziska Hagelstein

Franziska Hagelstein has been awarded a Swiss National Science Foundation Ambizione grant with PSI as host institution. She joined the particle theory group (NUM, Laboratory of Particle Physics LTP) in October 2020. In the near future she will be accompanied by a PhD student.

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29. Juli 2020
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Mu3e magnet arrived at PSI

After almost three years of planning, design and construction, the 31-ton, 2.6 Tesla superconducting magnet for the Mu3e experiment arrived today at PSI. The magnet delivery is an important milestone in the Mu3e experiment at the Laboratory of Particle Physics LTP, which will search for New Physics in muon decays over the next years.

 

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10. Juli 2020
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Anna Sótér appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich

Anna Sótér, currently Lecturer and SNSF Ambizione Fellow at ETH Zurich, formerly member of the PSI Laboratory for Particle Physics and member of the PSI Fellow program, has been appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Low Energy Particle Physics. Anna Sótér’s research is in the area of exotic atoms, where particle physics, atomic physics and quantum optics meet.

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25. Juni 2020
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LENS Webinar on New Directions in Instrumentation

On June 25 the League of Advanced European Neutron Source LENS organized a second webinar on "New Directions in Instrumentation". Artur Glavic (LIN) gave a presentation on "Neutrons for Magnetic Nanostructures on Surfaces: Beyond the Specular Intensity Wars", which is still available online.

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Contact

Head of Division NUM
Dr. Alex Amato a.i.
Phone: +41-56-310-3232

Assistant
Renate Bercher
Phone: +41-56-310-3402
Fax: +41-56-310-3191

Postal address
Paul Scherrer Institut
Division NUM
WHGA/345
CH-5232 Villigen-PSI
Switzerland

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