IMPACT Project
The goal of IMPACT (Isotope and Muon Production using Advanced Cyclotron and Target technologies) is the construction of two new target stations and beamlines at the Paul Scherrer Institute’s (PSI) high-intensity proton accelerator HIPA to increase the available muon rates by up to a factor 100 for much improved experiments in particle physics and materials science (HIMB) and to create radioisotopes suitable for advanced cancer treatments in the required quantities for clinical studies (TATTOOS). As part of the project, complementary infrastructures at the University of Zurich (UZH) and at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) are planned to fully exploit the potential of these new installations.
Scientific Highlights & News
Plus de lumière dans l’obscurité
Au PSI, les chercheurs veulent combler les dernières lacunes du modèle standard de la physique à l'aide des grandes installations de recherche.
Double upgrade pour l’accélérateur de protons
Entre 2025 et 2028, HIPA doit bénéficier d’un double upgrade. Les préparatifs à cet effet sont en cours.
Making sense of the muon’s misdemeanours
An exotic atom called muonium could explain why muons won’t stick to the rules, believe researchers using the Swiss Muon Source at Paul Scherrer Institute PSI.