The Manne Siegbahn Laboratory (MSL) was integrated into Fysikum in 2011. The activities at MSL are now continued, partly within the Instrumentation Physics division and partly within the Technical division.
The field is mainly research and development in accelerator physics. The present activities include primarily the design and construction, in collaboration with the Atomic Physics and Chemical Physics divisions, of the double electrostatic storage ring DESIREE. MSL activities also continue within the Stockholm-Uppsala Centre for Free Electron Laser Research with participation in the construction of the European X-Ray Laser Project XFEL in Hamburg, and in the FLAIR project. This work includes the conversion of the storage ring CRYRING at MSL to a new use for decelerating and storing anti-protons and ions at FLAIR in Darmstadt, Germany.
Research within the Nuclear Physics group covers a broad field
well beyond Nuclear Physics proper. Much of the experimental activity, however, is focused
on a common interest in the development of new detectors for ionising radiation and
efficient data analysis.
The System and Instrumentation Physics group was formed to help fill the need for scientists who
bridge the gap between experimental physics and engineering. Instrumentation
physicists collaborate with experimental physics groups, but limit their participation
to the development of new instruments. This concentration of effort makes it easier to develop
and maintain useful engineering skills while still retaining an active grasp of the relevant
physics.
