SwissNeutronics AG
SwissNeutronics AG is a leading provider of neutron optical components and instruments, specializing in high-performance neutron guides, supermirrors, polarizers, and thin film deposition for scientific and industrial applications.
About
SwissNeutronics AG, founded in 1999 as a spin-off from the Paul Scherrer Institute, is a Swiss joint-stock company recognized internationally for its development and production of high-quality neutron optical components and related scientific instruments. The company leverages advanced technologies in supermirror coatings, precision engineering, and thin film deposition to supply complete neutron optic solutions, including neutron guides, polarizing and focusing devices, and comprehensive turnkey systems for neutron research facilities worldwide. SwissNeutronics places a strong emphasis on quality assurance, customization, and state-of-the-art manufacturing and measurement techniques, serving customers in scientific research, industry, and metrology. Its mission is to improve the performance of neutron beamlines and scientific instruments through innovative optical and mechanical solutions.
Products & Services
- Neutron supermirrors (Ni/Ti, Fe/Si, FeCoV/TiN, high m-values)
- Neutron guides (glass and metallic, including splitters and custom geometries)
- Metallic neutron guides (super-polished aluminium, copper, custom alloys)
- Complete neutron guide systems (turnkey solutions for reactor and spallation sources, beam lines)
- Focusing devices (parabolic, elliptic, and nonlinear tapered neutron optics)
- Polarizing devices (V/Z cavities, benders, reflection polarizers, Heusler monochromators)
- Focusing monochromators (1D/2D, adjustable curvature, crystal supply and alignment)
- Equipment for neutron instruments (collimators, slits, translation tables)
- Engineering & design services for custom neutron optics
- Mobile 3D measurement and precision alignment
- Precision mechanical manufacturing (machining glass, metals, composites)
- Thin film deposition (metallic/non-metallic, multilayer coatings, surface refinement)
- Vacuum system components for neutron instruments
Use Cases & Case Studies
- Neutron guides and guide splitters for major neutron research facilities (e.g., ILL, NIST, FRM-II, JPARC)
- Polarizing devices for advanced neutron beamline polarization analysis (SNS, JPARC, ILL, FRM-II, PSI, HZB, ISIS, NIST, HANARO, HZG, CNRS, LLB, HFIR)
- Focusing devices for increasing neutron flux and experiment precision (D17@ILL, TOPAZ@SNS, FRM-II, JRR-3M)
- Turnkey neutron guide systems for research reactors and spallation sources worldwide
- Mobile 3D measurement and alignment for industrial metrology applications
Partnerships & Collaborations
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland
- HEXAGON Metrology SA (3D metrology partner)
- Collaborations with major neutron research facilities worldwide (e.g., ILL, FRM-II, NIST, SNS, JPARC, ANSTO, HZB, ISIS, HANARO, CARR, HZG, CNRS, LLB)
- Distributors: R-DEC Co., Ltd. (Japan), Swiss Hightech Ltd (China)
Awards & Recognition
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