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
Philipp Schmidt-Wellenburg appointed Adjunct Professor for Experimental Elementary Particle Physics at the University of Basel
Philipp Schmidt-Wellenburg (CNM/LTP) was appointed as adjunct professor for experimental elementary particle physics at the University of Basel, on April 21, 2026.
One thousand modules for CERN
At CERN near Geneva, tiny particles with extremely high energies are blasted at each other to answer big questions about the universe. The detectors that observe the collisions of these particles require regular upgrades. Lea Caminada and her High Energy Particle Physics research group at PSI play an important role in this quest.
Important funding for muon research
PSI gets an NCCR: The Muoniverse project will further expand research on the beamlines for elementary particles called muons – at the world’s leading facility for muon beams.
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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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