SLS 2.0
The upgrade of the Swiss Light Source SLS
The Swiss Light Source SLS has been in operation since 2001. Now this large research facility, unique in Switzerland, is getting an upgrade. Because science, technology, engineering, and data processing have advanced. After the modernisation project, called SLS 2.0, novel research and more precise investigations will be possible at SLS. With this technical overhaul, SLS remains in the top tier in comparison with other synchrotron light sources internationally. Funding for the project is provided within the framework of the ERI Dispatch 2021-2024.
News
The Cables of the SLS
Building services, magnets, IT – many different parties are involved in the SLS upgrade. What connects them all is several hundred kilometres of cables.
Excited About SLS 2.0!
Researchers tell us why they are excited about SLS 2.0 and more brilliant light for science
Aluminium and solar
The SLS building is currently getting a new roof.
What will the SLS 2.0 upgrade mean for experiments?
Tighter beams, brighter light and extended photon energies open new experimental possibilities.
Video Series
SLS 2.0 on Instagram
📽 Video update on SLS 2.0 - The installation of the last arc of the #SwissLightSource #SLS was marked by 👏 applause, celebrating this significant milestone of the SLS 2.0 modernization project!
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The Installation of six Monochromators and associated Cryocoolers for the SLS2.0 project at @paul.scherrer.institut has been completed.
Thanks are due not only to the XDS Oxford Technicians and…
As the SLS 2.0 upgrade progresses, beamline scientist Federica Marone tells us what this means for X-ray tomography and why she can’t wait for the new light.
At the TOMCAT beamline, X-ray…
With the SLS 2.0 upgrade at PSI, experiments at the #SwissLightSource #SLS will achieve up to 1,000x the previous performance level 📈, resulting in a substantial increase in data production 💾.
PSI…
As the SLS 2.0 upgrade progresses, Thorsten Schmitt shares his excitement about deeper investigations into quantum materials.
With the increased brightness of SLS 2.0, his team will be able to…
✨ …and just like that - the last arc is in the tunnel of the Swiss Light Source SLS! ✨
The SLS is currently undergoing a major modernisation programme that will significantly increase the density…
After 22 years of brilliant science, at 8am on the 30th of September 2023, the SLS went into temporary 🛑 shutdown. As the SLS 2.0 upgrade progresses, PSI scientist Marianne Liebi looks forward to…
As the 𝐒𝐋𝐒 𝟐.𝟎 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 progresses, PSI scientist Maarten Nachtegaal shares his excitement about what this means for 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐗-𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲.
Operando X-ray spectroscopy allows complex chemical…
#ThrowbackThursday - The SLS 2.0 upgrade project progresses steadily towards completion in 2025.
Let's take a look back at the development of the Swiss Light Source SLS since its shutdown and how…
After 22 years of brilliant science, at 8am on the 30th of September 2023, the SLS went into temporary shutdown. 🌟 As the SLS 2.0 upgrade progresses, PSI beamline scientist Vincent Olieric tells us…
After 22 years of brilliant science, at 8 am on the 30th of September 2023, the SLS went into temporary shutdown as the SLS 2.0 upgrade began. In the video series #ThankYouSLS, seven beamline…
Heading towards the finish line: we're bringing the concrete blocks 🧱 back into the #SwissLightSource #SLS!
For the upgrade of the electron storage ring of the #SLS, the blocks covering its roof…
📽 The installation of the new arcs in the #SwissLightSource #SLS is progressing rapidly. By the end of July, 7 of the 12 new arcs had been installed, and work had begun on the new insertion devices,…
#PeopleAtPSI 👋Meet Markus Jörg, head of Infrastructure and Electrical Installations for SLS 2.0. As part of the upgrade project SLS 2.0, the striking round building housing the Swiss Light Source SLS…
The SLS is getting a new roof!
As part of the SLS 2.0 upgrade, the old tar paper of the #SwissLightSource #SLS is currently being replaced by aluminium profiles with photovoltaics.
When SLS goes…
🔮 Kicking into the future: The SLS 2.0 fast kicker
Meet the prototype of the new fast kicker for the SLS 2.0 upgrade project.
❓ But... what is a fast kicker ❓
💫 The X-ray light of the …
📽 Our latest video update on SLS 2.0 showcases the reassembly of the first arc of the 12 that will make the 288-meter-long storage ring of the #SwissLightSource #SLS.
💢 Step 1: The arc, constructed…
💫The once bustling hall of the #SwissLightSource #SLS is now a clean slate, ready to house a new electron storage ring, equipped with new magnets and control instruments for temperature, vacuum…
💥💫The SLS may now be in dark time, but the breakthroughs keep on coming! #ThankyouSLS, with your light a new fundamental type of #magnetism has been discovered.
Proof of the existence of…
🏗️👷🏽Out with the old, in with the new!
In autumn 2023, the SLS 2.0 team said goodbye to some of the old equipment, such as the two undulators shown in the video. Why are we making room for new…
🚀✨ Take a look inside the SLS ring like you've never seen before!!
🧲 After removing the concrete blocks, join us for a thrilling crane ride inside SLS and experience the progress of the SLS 2.0…
🧲 You think you know what a magnet looks like? Think again! At PSI, magnets come in many extraordinary shapes and sizes – and they have different functions accordingly.
Right now, as part of the…
Curious about what happens inside the #SwissLightSource #SLS after it has shut down?
⏰At 8am on 30 September 2023, after shutting down the accelerator, we began removing 400 concrete blocks from…