Scientific Highlights

The highest average power proton beam in the world was produced on 20th of June in the 590 MeV cyclotron at Paul Scherrer Institut. Extremely low beam losses achieved in this 35 years old veteran cyclotron allowed PSI team of accelerator scientists and engineers to put 1.4 MW beam of protons onto the muon and neutron spallation targets. This beam is used to produce the brightest beam of muons in the world, as well as supply neutrons for the spallation source SINQ.