SINQ call for proposals is open
The SINQ call II-25 is open. Please be aware of the submission deadline on 15 May 2025.
New Website of the Swiss Neutron Science Society
Please check out the new online presence of the Swiss Neutron Science Society (SNSS)
ReMade@ARI Call Announcement
ReMade@ARI is happy to announce its 5th call for proposals for 2025!
SwissFEL call for proposals II-25 is open now
The call for SwissFEL proposals II-25 is open.
SμS call for proposals I-25 is closed now
The call for SμS proposals I-25 is closed now.
New location of PSI User Office
You will find us easily at our new location in building WBBC at the front area of the PSI West parking lot.
Evening catering in Park Innovaare
From 04 March 2024 the new PSI restaurant in Park Innovaare offers delicious food during lunch and dinner from Monday to Friday.
FELFEL: a new catering offer at PSI
FELFEL - a new catering service that offers fresh locally produced meals is available now 24/7 in Cafeteria Time-Out (PSI West). In addition, the PSI restaurant has re-opened for dinner (Mon-Fri).
Proposals with Russian participation
Due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, PSI cannot accept proposals for beam time and visits from scientists affiliated to organisations based in Russia or Belarus until further notice.
Cashlessly money upload of PSI badge
It is now possible to upload your PSI badge cashless directly with your credit card. The respective machine is located in the entrance area of the PSI restaurant OASE.
COVID-19: Practical information for PSI users
From 1 April 2022 several safety measures against COVID-19 have been lifted at PSI.
Restrictions to enter Switzerland have been disposed
As of 17 February 2022 Switzerland has disposed all COVID-related restrictions to enter the country. For the time being certificates for vaccination or negative tests are no longer required.
ESUO questionnaire on impacts of absence of TNA funding
ESUO, the European Synchrotron and FEL Users Organisation, has launched a questionnaire on the Possible impacts of the absence of TransNational Access (TNA) funding for the user community. ESUO, in cooperation with LEAPS, kindly asks you as users of photon facilities to fill in that questionnaire.
The outcome of the questionnaire will empower ESUO to continue advocating both to the European Commission and to the National Funding Agencies for TNA funding for all science topics and for all scientists.
Reduced capacity PSI guesthouse
There will be some substantial renovation work be going on in the PSI guesthouse until middle of March, which causes a significantly smaller capacity mainly in January and February.
Support for UK students visiting PSI user facilities
The UK neutron and muon facility ISIS is currently offering travel and subsistence support for students from UK universities visiting other facilities for neutron or muon studies. The PSI facilities SINQ and SmuS are part of that arrangement.
Updated information flyer: user operation during COVID-19 period
PSI has updated the information and guidelines for our users that apply during the COVID-19 pandemic period according to the obligation for our users to present a certificate of a negative PCR or rapid antigen test or the certificate of a full vaccination/recovery.
Information for SmuS users
If you are not able to come to PSI, please contact the corresponding instrument scientist as early as possible to discuss if and how the experiment could be conducted by the PSI staff members.
COVID-19: Test obligation for external PSI users
From May 1, 2021 on all external users of the PSI facilities SLS, SwissFEL, SINQ, SμS and CHRISP must present a certificate of a negative PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 (with the date of the result being not older than 72 hrs when arriving at PSI, NO self-testing). A full COVID-19 vaccination with the last dose received at least two weeks earlier than your arrival date at PSI as well as a full recovery from COVID-19 do replace a negative PCR test.
Status of SLS and SwissFEL
Please find some relevant updated information on the following topics:
- COVID-19 call continues and is still open in 2022
- SLS 24/7 with external users on site
- We are dedicated to education - Travel and safety considerations for your beamtime
- Remote access
- Current travel information of the Federal Office of Public Health
- Green Light for the SLS 2.0 upgrade
- ATHOS entering pilot operation
SLS and SwissFEL Backlog Policy
Both you as users of our facilities and the teams operating the beamlines, and end-stations require planning reliability for conducting challenging experiments. Therefore, we schedule beamtime half a year ahead of time. During a pandemic, re-scheduling can sometimes not be avoided. However, if beamtime has been granted more than a year ago by the PRC, then both the principal investigator and the PRC should re-check if the proposed project is still up-to-date. Therefore, we introduce the 'maximum one chance to reschedule accepted beamtime due to pandemic' policy for all beamtime scheduled from 2021 onwards.
X+N call open
The annual call for proposals for both SINQ and for SLS powder diffraction proposals is open! Submission deadline will be February 26th - 04:00 pm (CET)-
Important information for SLS and SwissFEL users
Please find some relevant information on the following topics:
- COVID-19 call open until end of year 2020
- SLS back to 24/7 with external users on site
- Restart of user operation at SwissFEL
- Travel and safety considerations for your beamtime
- Remote access
Information for SmuS, SINQ and CHRISP users
The restart of operating the PSI high intensity proton accelerator (HIPA) is expected to be delayed by about 2 months due to the Corona virus situation. The pandemic team of PSI approved a scenario where in-house research at the correponding facilities will be possible from mid of July on. External users at HIPA will only be allowed as of September 1st.
This means that we have to shift many .....
Information for CHRISP users
Because of the present coronavirus situation, preparations for the startup of the proton accelerator HIPA are currently suspended since March 16. At that point in time, there were still about 8 weeks to finalize the shutdown work.