Wir schaffen Wissen – heute für morgen Paul Scherrer Institut Introduction du PSI Workshop Precision Particle Physics Prof. Dr Joël Mesot

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Research Committee Research Department Synchrotron Radiation and Nanotechnology (SYN) Research Department Synchrotron Radiation and Nanotechnology (SYN) Condensed Matter and Materials Science Research Department Research with Neutrons and Muons (NUM) Research Department Research with Neutrons and Muons (NUM) Particle Physics Spallation Neutron Source Division Muon Spin Spectroscopy Development and Methods Research Department General Energy (ENE) Research Department General Energy (ENE) Solar Technology Combustion Research Atmospheric Chemistry Electrochemistry Department Large Research Facilities (GFA) Department Large Research Facilities (GFA) Accelerator/Concepts and Development Research Department Biology and Chemistry (BIO) Research Department Biology and Chemistry (BIO) Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Biomolecular Research Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry Accelerator/Operation and Development Technical Support, Co-ordination and Operation Department Logistics (LOG) Department Logistics (LOG) Finance and Ad- ministrative Services Thermal Hydraulics Hot Laboratory Waste Management Nuclear Materials Buildings and Services Infrastructure and Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Sciences Information Technology Radiation Safety and Security Communications Energy Systems Analysis Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry Large Project SwissFEL Center for Proton Therapy Human Resources Safety Industry, Financing and Operations Science Communications Technology Transfer Human Resources Safety Industry, Financing and Operations Science Communications Technology Transfer Macromolecules and Bioimaging Direction Competence Center for Energy and Mobility (CCEM-CH) Neutron Scattering Reactor Physics and System Behaviour Research Department Nuclear Energy and Safety (NES) PSI teaching activities Bioenergy and Catalysis Micro- and Nanotechnology

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Users (w/o PSI) – academic research ½ Swiss users ½ international users

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PSI technology inside ! detectors state-of-the-art by DECTRIS electronics oscilloscope on a chip accelerator technology dedicated medical cyclotron (Varian) fuel cells stack for BELENOS fast detectors / electronics EIGER - next gen. single-chip detector neutron optics components by SwissNeutronics get ready for SwissFEL

SwissFEL – a new infrastructure for CH optical lasers fast, coarse 3 rd gen. synchrotron fine, slow SwissFEL fine and fast at extreme high intensity new direct insights into chemical, physical, biological mechanisms governing our daily-life 2016 a national free electron X-ray laser for Switzerland

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PSI serving ‘locally’ & ‘globally’ Research and Industry SwissFEL 2016 ( )