The PSI Laboratory of Particle Physics pursues fundamental research, addressing up to date questions in modern, accelerator-based particle physics.
Lab News and Scientific Highlights
Mille modules pour le CERN
Au CERN, près de Genève, de minuscules particules sont projetées les unes contre les autres aux plus hautes énergies afin d’élucider les grandes questions de l’Univers. Les détecteurs qui enregistrent ces collisions ont besoin de mises à niveau régulières. Lea Caminada et son groupe de recherche Physique des hautes énergies jouent un rôle important dans ce domaine au PSI.
Soutien important pour la recherche sur les muons
Le PSI se voit confier un Pôle de recherche national: le projet «Muoniverse» va développer encore davantage la recherche aux lignes de faisceaux de particules élémentaires appelées muons. Et ce à l’installation de faisceaux de muons la plus performante au monde.
ERC Consolidator Grant for Neutron Lifetime Experiment at PSI’s source for ultracold neutrons
Our collaborator Prof. Dr. Martin Fertl from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, one of the EU's most highly endowed grants, to support the development of the next-generation neutron lifetime experiment.
Facilities
Publications
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Aplin KL, Tabbett JD, Houghton IMP
Energy spectra from ionising radiation in the troposphere and stratosphere measured with a super-miniaturised scintillator detector
Radiation Measurements. 2026; 191: 107581 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2025.107581
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Moreno-Pérez JA, Ruiz-García I, Duane R, Martín-Holgado P, Morvaj L, Vasovic N, et al.
Characterization of a 100 nm RADFET as a proton beam detector
Sensors. 2026; 26: 202 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/s26010202
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Gouzevitch M, Çaça E, Peqini K, Mirabito L, Balleyguier L, Galbit G, et al.
Space resolution measurement and threshold calibration of the iRPC detector
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2026; 1083: 171125 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.171125
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Xie X, Bergamaschi A, Brückner M, Carulla M, Dinapoli R, Ebner S, et al.
Optimization and validation of charge transport simulation for hybrid pixel detectors incorporating the repulsion effect
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2026; 1081: 170894 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170894
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