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SLS 2.0 - The upgrade of the Swiss Light Source SLS

SLS 2.0
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The Swiss Light Source SLS has been in operation since 2001. Now an upgrade to this large-scale research facility, unique in Switzerland, is planned. Science, technology, engineering, and data processing have progressed considerably since SLS was first commissioned. The modernisation project, called SLS 2.0, will allow novel, better, and more profound research than before. In addition, with the new equipment, SLS will retain a leading position in the international field of synchrotron light sources. In December 2020, the Swiss Federal Council will make the final decision on financing the SLS 2.0 upgrade.

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12 May 2022
Magnete

SLS 2.0: The upgrade of the large research facility is progressing

Research Using Synchrotron Light Large Research Facilities SLS 2.0

The first special magnets required for the upgrade have arrived. In addition, the Canton of Aargau has released 9.75 million Swiss francs for the TOMCAT beamline.

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17 August 2021
SLS Kraneinbau

SLS: The new crane comes from above

Research Using Synchrotron Light Large Research Facilities SLS 2.0

The Swiss Light Source SLS is getting a second hall crane. But how can the 42-metre-long, 40-tonne monster get into the building? The only way is from above.

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28 April 2021
Teaser Datenwissenschaften

Growth in the data sciences

Large Research Facilities SwissFEL SLS 2.0 Data Science

Another site for the Swiss Data Science Center will be established at PSI. This expansion is expected to give a further boost to the data sciences in Switzerland.

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21 December 2020
Christian Rüegg

PSI equips the Swiss Light Source SLS for the future

Media Releases Research Using Synchrotron Light Large Research Facilities SLS 2.0

Green light for SLS 2.0: The planned upgrade of the Swiss Light Source SLS can proceed; the funding is provided for within the framework of the ERI Dispatch for 2021-2024, which has been approved.

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4 December 2020
Alun Ashton, Leiter ad interim des Teilprojekts Controls & Science IT

The librarian of the petabytes

Research Using Synchrotron Light Large Research Facilities SLS 2.0

It is necessary to prepare now for the planned upgrade of the Swiss Light Source SLS. In order to do justice to future research, Alun Ashton is estimating the amount of data that future experiments will produce.

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18 August 2020
Hans Braun

«We're making SLS fit for the future»

Research Using Synchrotron Light Large Research Facilities SLS 2.0

The Swiss Light Source SLS is set to get an upgrade to make excellent research possible in the coming decades as well. Hans Braun, SLS 2.0 project leader, talks about this undertaking in an interview.

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2 December 2019
Willmott und Garvey

More magnets, smoother curves: The SLS upgrade

SLS 2.0 Large Research Facilities Research Using Synchrotron Light

The Swiss Light Source SLS is set to undergo an upgrade in the coming years: SLS 2.0. The renovation is made possible by the latest technologies and will create a large research facility that will meet the needs of researchers for decades to come.

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