Switzerland joins ESS collaboration

Switzerland has now formally joined the international European Spallation Source (ESS) collaboration. Through signing the multinational Memorandum of Understanding, Switzerland will now take part in the project planning for and the design of the ESS.

The Memorandum provides the base for the participation of the Partner Countries in the Pre-Construction Phase of the ESS. The Memorandum will be complemented later on by agreements detailing the participation of the respective Partner Countries.

The Swiss contribution to the ESS will be provided by the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in collaboration with industrial and university partners. Through PSI, Switzerland will contribute with design work and project planning for the ESS target station and several instruments. The instrument R&D and design work will be done in collaboration with scientists in Denmark.