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
Lea Caminada Appointed Ad Personam Associate Professor in High-Energy Physics
Lea Caminada (CNM/LTP) was appointed as as an Ad personam Associate Professor in High-Energy Physics at the University of Zurich.
Un nouveau type de faisceau de particules pourrait remettre en cause la théorie de la gravité d'Einstein
À l'aide d'un faisceau intense et froid de myonium, des chercheurs souhaitent tester l'universalité de la chute libre
CMS Barrel Pixel Detector successfully removed at CERN
The Phase-1 Barrel Pixel Detector from the CMS Detector at CERN has been successfully extracted.
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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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