ESS: The European Spallation Source

ESS: The European Spallation Source
News/Highlights

Dec 19, 2019

On December 4, 2019, mechanical reception of the RFQ provided by Irfu took place in the tunnel of the European Spallation Source (ESS) project in Lund, Sweden. Following the delivery of the RFQ on August 27, 2019, the installation immediately followed with the Irfu team present and guaranteeing its success over the following months.

Dec 21, 2018

The 1rst ESS prototype cryomodule successfully passes the RF power test!

After more than 5 years of development, including 6 months of integration work of the 12,000 separate components to a complete cryomodule, the CEA-Irfu has just validated the technology of this complex system that reached the nominal ESS accelerating field in the 4 superconducting accelerating cavities.

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Institute of research into the fundamental laws of the Universe