BrightnESS

The European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden, will enable both fundamental and applied research. BrightnESS is an integrated program to ensure that key challenges are met in order to build an ESS that can deliver high impact scientific and technological knowledge.

Background

The importance of ESS has been recognised by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), which has prioritised it as one of three Research Infrastructures. However, constructing the most powerful spallation neutron source will not, in itself, ensure the maximum scientific or technological impact. The BrightnESS proposal will ensure that:

• The extensive knowledge and skills of European companies and institutes are best deployed for the construction and operation of ESS.
• Technology transfer between ESS and European institutions and companies is optimised.
• The maximum technical performance is obtained from the ESS target, moderators and detectors in order to deliver world class science and insights for materials technology and innovation.

Objective

The aim of the project is to support the construction of ESS in key technical areas and in-kind coordination. The grant provides resources for the development, testing and optimisation of ESS’s state-of-the-art technologies. It also supports the research infrastructure to move from its initial planning phase to the implementation phase, as well as to maintain alignment between the physical construction of the site and the development and delivery of vital equipment and components.

Partners

• European Spallation Source ESS AB (SE)
• Ceske Vysoke Ucenti Technicke V Praze (CZ)
• University of Copenhagen (DK)
• Teknologisk Institut (DK)
• Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK)
• Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique et aus Energies Alternatives (FR)
• Foschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (DE)
• Institut Max von der Laue – Paul Langevin (FR)
• Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Wigner Fizikai Kutatóközpont (HU)
• European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CH)
• Lunds Universitet (SE)
• Sincrotrone Trieste SCPA (IT)
• Consocio para a consruccion, equipamiento y explotacion de la sede España (ES)
• Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (IT)
• Technische Universiteit Delft (NL)
• Mittuniversitetet (SE)
• Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DK)