Prof. Marc Janoschek is leading the PSI-ESS project, which makes key contributions to five instruments at the European Spallation Source ESS. This includes the ESTIA reflectometer, entirely planned and built by PSI. Here he stands at a component of the facility. (Photo: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic)

In an interview compiled by the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Prof. Marc Janoschek explains how Switzerland participates in the construction and operation of the European Spallation Source (ESS), the strongest neutron source in Lund, Sweden.

The contribution of Switzerland to ESS is of great interest, both for PSI and for ESS.

PSI operates the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source SINQ, which is the national neutron source for Switzerland but is also of international importance, and which complements ESS perfectly.

According to Prof. Janoschek, “the ESS project is a clear demonstration that such large undertakings can no longer be tackled by a single country and that we urgently need international cooperation. This being so, there is an urgent need for Switzerland and the EU to find a means of mutually beneficial cooperation.”

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