Instruments
Fifteen instruments for science are included in the ESS construction project. Each instrument is unique, optimised for obtaining particular kinds of scientific data.
The instruments selected for construction at the European Spallation Source are versatile, and most serve several different scientific communities. Developed and built by teams across Europe, they are each designed to be world-leading from day one.
The 15 instrument concepts were selected through an inclusive process, involving applications from the community and peer-review by scientific and technical committees. The final recommendation was made by the ESS Scientific Advisory Committee and approved by ESS Council. Expansion of the suite up to 22 instruments is anticipated, and the facility is designed to accommodate even more in the future. Installation of the first instruments has begun, and the user program is set to open in 2027.
The mission of the ESS Neutron Instruments Division (NID) is to provide oversight and leadership for instrument construction projects. To do this we will:
- Provide strategic leadership on the design and evolution of the ESS instrument suite
- Provide requirements for the design and operation of the ESS facility and user programme
- Perform scientific research and method development to support the NSS mission
- Engage with NSS stakeholders and build up the user community through outreach and education
- Prepare to operate the instruments within the user programme
Head of Division and Deputy:
Staff:
For each class of instruments, there is a Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP).
The STAPs consist of experts from Europe and around the world, contributing their knowledge and experience to identify scientific possibilities and technical feasibility for ESS instrument concepts. The STAPs guide instrument concept development, and they also review the instrument proposals submitted to ESS.
The ESS Instrument Collaboration Board (ICB) consists of ESS In-Kind Partner representatives from the instrument projects, and is chaired by ESS Director for Science, Andreas Schreyer.
- Christiane Alba Simionesco
Laboratoire Léon Brillouin
France - Muhammad Arif
NIST
USA - Jens Birch
Linköping University
Sweden - Heloisa Bordallo
NBI - University of Copenhagen
Denmark - Thomas Brückel
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Germany - Niels Bech Christensen
Technical University of Denmark
Denmark - Mogens Christensen
Aarhus University
Denmark - Stefano Deledda
Institute for Energy Technology
Norway - Arnaud Desmedt
Laboratoire Léon Brillouin
France - Bela Farago
Institut Laue-Langevin
France - Björn Hauback
Institute of Energy Technology
Norway - Jane Hvolbæk Nielsen
Technical University of Denmark
Denmark - Ulf Karlsson
KTH/LiU
Sweden - Sean Langridge
ISIS
UK - László Rosta
BNC-Wigner
Hungary - Stephane Longeville
Laboratoire Léon Brillouin
France - Petr Lukáš
Nuclear Physics Institute
Czech Republic - Márton Markó
BNC-Wigner
Hungary - José Luis Martínez
ESS Bilbao
Spain - Aleksandar Matic
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden - Robert McGreevy
STFC / ISIS
UK - Martin Müller
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Germany - Jürgen Neuhaus
Technische Universität München
Germany - Niklas Ottosson
Swedish Research Council (VR)
Sweden - Catherine Pappas
Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands - Jörg Pieper
University of Tartu
Estonia - Christian Rüegg
PSI & UNI
Switzerland - Jan Saroun
Nuclear Physics Institute ASCR
Czech Republic - Alessandro Triolo
CNR-ISM
Italy
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