Swedish in-kind to ESS

The Swedish neutron community have long been asking for a way of contributing in-kind to ESS, and now it is possible. This way, Sweden can build competence in instrumentation and new collaborations develop. In-kind collaborations can give a close connection to the ESS instrument projects and opportunities to be involved in first science at ESS.

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Swedish in-kind deliveries to ESS are part of the Swedish membership fee to ESS, and can amount to SEK 150 million during the period 2021 - 2025.
There is still funding to apply for! Contact Sindra Petersson Årsköld.

The condition for being able to deliver in-kind to ESS is that the delivery is included in ESS's project plan and budget and that it is based on an agreement between ESS and the delivering partner. Co-financing is not required, the deliveries are fully financed according to ESS budgeting as stated in the Cost book.

Swedish researchers who wish to deliver services, personnel or equipment in-kind must therefore contact ESS immediately to discuss details regarding scope, timetable, in kind value, risks, acceptance criteria, etc.

Funded projects so far:

2021

  • Freia (UU)

2022

  • ODIN Commissioning scientist (LU), NMX Scientist (LU), Deuteration Laboratory Services (LU) samt Polarization (LU, KTH, UU)

2023

  • Source Facility for Detector Testing (LU)

2024

  • Solid-State Power Amplifier demonstrator (UU)
  • LOKI commissioning scientist (LU)
  • Deuteration Lab Services, amended contract (LU)
  • Postdoc seconment in the Large Scale Structures Division (LU)
  • Source Facility for Detector Testing, continued contract (LU)
  • Support in the provision of sample environment for the ESTIA and FREIA reflectometers (LiU)
  • Secondment of an Instrument Scientist for the DREAM Instrument (UU)
  • NMX Scientist secondments, amended contract (LU)

Call for Input to the ESS Instrument Roadmap

ESS is inviting the European scientific community to contribute input to a roadmap for instruments beyond the 15 currently under construction. This roadmap will guide future developments of the instrument suite, ensuring that ESS supports a versatile science portfolio in the decades to come. The call will be open until February 2025.

Call for Input to the ESS Instrument Roadmap | ESS External link.

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Contact

For questions about the in kind process

Maja Hellsing, Swedish Research Council

maja.hellsing@vr.se

+46 (0)8 546 440 56

For questions about ESS in kind projects

Sindra Petersson Årsköld, ESS

sindra.petersson@ess.eu

+46(0)72 179 20 94

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