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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. The NUM division 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 at the Paul Scherrer Institute and is one of the five PSI research divisions.

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29 July 2020
mu3e

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 July 2020
Soter

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 June 2020
webinar 3

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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30 May 2020
Zooming in on water splitting, teaser

Zooming in on water splitting

Perovskite oxynitride materials can act as effective photocatalysts for water splitting driven by visible light. A combined neutron and x-ray study now provides unique insight into the underlying processes at the solid–liquid interface and highlights how solar-to-hydrogen conversion can be improved.

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9 May 2020
Pionic helium teaser

Laser focus on mesons

The first demonstration of laser spectroscopy of a meson, achieved at PSI's πE5 beamline, opens up new avenues for precision studies of ‘exotic atoms’.

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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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