ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010

European Spallation Source AB is constructing a world-leading European materials research centre in Lund, Sweden. ESS is partnered by a large number of European countries. FROM Table of contents NEUTRONS 4 TO NEW IDEAS

CLEAR FOR 7 TAKEOFF Affecting GETTING A 12 every step in SITE DECISION

ENHANCING everyday life RESEARCH 16 POTENTIAL

The European Spallation Source ESS will be a powerful research LAUNCHING THE DESIGN 20 tool that uses neutrons to give UPDATE scientists greater insight than ever before into the BUILDING THE 24 nature of materials. ORGANISATION

Unlocking the secrets of materials gives us knowledge LAYING THE 29 that can be applied in a wide FOUNDATIONS number of innovative products and processes to enhance our everyday lives, health, ENERGY & 34 ENVIRONMENT and the environment.

REACHING OUT TO 36 SOCIETY

2 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 3 Materials research based on neutron science helps diverse technologies move forward to improve the fabric of our lives. LIGHTING

SOLAR PHARMA- POWER CEUTICALS

COSMETIC PRODUCTS FUNCTIONAL PACE- FOOD MAKERS CELL- HIP PHONES JOINTS

TAILOR MADE MATERIALS BIO FUELS TRANSPORT

ARCHAEOLOGY GEO SCIENCE Affecting every step in everyday life

2 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 3 FROM NEUTRONS TO NEW IDEAS THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE

The European Spallation Source, ESS, will be built in Lund, Sweden. This brief guide outlines the scope, site and schedule of the ESS and the new insights it can offer. Neutron-based research is already making a difference WHAT CAN ESS OFFER? to our lives – the ESS will open up even greater

opportunities to generate new life-enhancing ideas. ESS will offer a more in-depth way to study materials. In neutron science, N Everyday chemistry: neutrons generating more neutrons creates better conditions for obtaining more detailed have already contributed to the and realistic research results. ESS will be the world’s most powerful neutron source, development of a large range of WHAT IS THE ESS? instruments, which are geared to collect WHEN WILL ESS 30 times more powerful than current facilities of this type. That means ESS can everyday products, and there is The European Spallation Source will specific data on the material being BE READY FOR USE? offer more revealing ways to study materials than are possible today. great potential to advance in areas be a world-leading multidisciplinary studied. The fifth element is the data Hundreds of leading European such as detergents, paint and This research can lead to new discoveries that can be applied in a wide range of materials research centre. A neutron management centre in Copenhagen, scientists have developed and cosmetics. areas to benefit people’s everyday life, health and the environment. With greater source for Europe’s science community, where the research data is analysed. refined the design of ESS. The site insight into materials it will be possible to optimise and tailor materials and gain N Climate: materials research at the ESS facility can be likened to a decision in favour of Lund opens WHAT WILL BE benefits in areas such as: ESS can help to develop transport super microscope, harnessing neutron the way to realising the world-leading ON THE LUND SITE? solutions that reduce climatic beams to provide a superior research neutron source. With a three-year pre- N At the Lund site, the ESS facility Energy: neutron-based research lead to better medicines with fewer impact, by identifying materials tool that can give us a greater in-depth construction phase and a construction will be complemented by another can be instrumental in generating side effects. that can contribute to lighter, safer understanding of materials at an period running between 2013-2018, research centre, MAX IV, which will use the materials knowledge to produce vehicles, cleaner motors and better atomic level. the first research results are expected N New materials: working at atomic synchrotron light to study materials. more efficient batteries, new biofuels catalytic converters. around 2020. A completion phase levels, neutron science has a natural This combination of technologies is and drive the development of The ESS facility will comprise of between 2019-2025 will culminate in affinity with nanotechnology. Future N Environmental technology: set to create a world-leading centre energy-saving hydrogen technology. five main elements. An ion source full specification around 2026 and research at ESS can make it possible with neutrons, the potential for for materials research. In between ESS generates pulses of protons, which signal the start of 40 years of advanced N Health: researchers will have a new to tailor nano-composite materials developing more innovative materials and MAX IV, Science City will include speed up in a linear accelerator as science for the 5,000 European powerful tool to study proteins for tomorrow’s communications and more efficient processes is laboratories, guest hotels, business they head towards the target station. scientists currently using neutrons and cell membranes and how technology. enormous. Future possibilities include incubators, and a visitors’ centre to The impact of accelerated protons for research. N they interact with, for example, bio-degradable plastics and materials create a productive and welcoming causes neutrons to be emitted from the pharmaceutical products, which can to capture carbon dioxide. N target material in a process known as environment for scientists to meet spallation. The neutrons travel through and generate new ideas. beam guides to an array of measuring

4 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 5 CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF EUROPE GETS BEHIND THE ESS

To say that the past twelve months have been a pivotal year for the European Spallation Source would be an understatement. The political agreement at the end of May 2009 to choose Lund in southern Sweden as the site for ESS has been widely endorsed by the scientific community in Europe and has resulted in a growing number of countries – currently 14 – joining together to take the project through a three-year Design Update phase and on to construction, so that the European community of researchers will have at their disposal the world’s most powerful neutron source.

This has only been achieved through the dedicated work of many people. Of course the energy and determination of the three competing sites – Bilbao, Debrecen and Lund – ultimately ensured that a decision would be taken. This in turn was made possible by the engagement of ESFRI, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures, which resolved to reach a conclusion about the siting of the facility, but none of this would have been possible without the pioneering work over 20 years of an impressive assembly of talent.

Now the first hesitant steps are being taken to realise in practice the European Spallation Source. The future decade will be no less challenging than the previous two decades. However, all barriers have been removed and Europe is working together. It will once again require an array of expertise, at least as talented and determined as those who have brought us to this point. But there is no shortage of talent in Europe, and no shortage of determination.

Colin Carlile Director of ESS

6 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 7 CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF A MILESTONE YEAR FOR THE ESS The past year has truly been a milestone year for the European Spallation Source project. Three major events have dominated the year – three MILESTONE 2: events that have paved the way for the actual START OF THE DESIGN UPDATE construction of the ESS. LAUNCHING THE NEXT PHASE MILESTONE 1: The three-year Pre-Construction Phase and the ESS Design Update THE SITE DECISION was launched on 23 October 2009 at the first ESS Steering Committee meeting. The ESS technical design will be optimised in the Design Update. Building an international ESS YES TO A organisation and finalising site preparation activities are key parts of the LOCATION Pre-Construction Phase. FOR ESS The decision reached in Brussels on 28 May 2009 had been eagerly awaited by European scientists for more than a decade. The siting of the ESS has been crucial. It has been a go-ahead for the team MILESTONE 3: in Lund and for scientists all over Europe, and a ESS AB IS FORMED prerequisite for the start of the design work and creating the organisation to build the facility. SETTING UP Sweden will host Europe’s next- THE COMPANY generation neutron facility that, On 20 April 2010 the ESS Secretariat was transformed into a public limited company, European Spallation Source AB. The once built, will be the most power- company will provide a clear framework for the new international organisation. ESS activities are to be transferred gradually to ESS AB ful source of neutrons in the world. over the following months. Physics World, 29 May, 2009. OTHER KEY EVENTS FROM 2009-2010:

8 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 9 Future MAX IV synchrotron laboratory. Former Minister Lars Leijonborg announcing the site decision at a press conference at ESS, 29 May 2009. Philippe Chomaz, CEA, at MAJOR EVENTS OF 2009-2010 Particle Physics at ESS Workshop.

AGREEMENT SPAIN BECOMES HUNGARY ESS AB ON MAX IV ESS PARTNER COMES ON BOARD IS FORMED LAUNCH OF THE ESS SITE DECISION: PRE-CONSTRUCTION PARTICLE PHYSICS ESS APRIL YES TO ESS IN LUND JUNE PHASE WORKSHOP DEC INDUSTRY DAY APRIL

MAY OCT DEC FEB

2009 2010

OTHER KEY EVENTS FROM 2009-2010:

ALL THREE SITE CONTENDERS COLLABORATE

AGREEMENT ESS INDUSTRY DAY PARTICLE PHYSICS ON MAX IV The Industry Day in AT ESS WORKSHOP On 27 April 2009, Lund Copenhagen on 19 February The ESS Workshop on University, Region Skåne, 2010, part of the ESS Particle and Medical physics the Swedish Research Preparatory Phase within the held on 2-4 December 2009 ALL THREE SITE SPAIN BECOMES HUNGARY Council and VINNOVA EU Research Programme in Lund was a great success, CONTENDERS COLLABORATE ESS PARTNER COMES ON BOARD signed a Memorandum of FP7, attracted great attracting more than 100 Construction of the ESS will be On 10 June 2009, the Swedish Minister The Hungarian Government declared Understanding on MAX IV, interest, with more than 400 international scientists. The dependent on European expertise. of Higher Education and Research, Lars its recognition for the site in Lund on which means a construction industrialists and scientists aim of the workshop was Today, 14 European countries have Leijonborg, and the Spanish Minister 18 December 2009. Hungary became start in 2010. Together attending to find out more to show the global physics committed to ESS as partners. The of Science and Innovation, Cristina the 14th partner country, meaning that with MAX IV, a synchrotron about the vast R&D potential communities the unique decision in 2009 of the Spanish and Garmendia, signed a Memorandum the ESS will benefit from the invaluable light facility, ESS will create offered by neutron-based research opportunities Hungarian teams to collaborate on ESS of Understanding on collaboration. contributions that Hungarian scientists a world-leading centre materials research at the that the ESS will provide in in Lund means the expertise of former The document outlined Spain’s have made to the ESS technical design. for research on materials, ESS. fundamental and medical site contenders ESS Bilbao and ESS project contribution in areas such as energy and biotechnology. physics. Hungary will continue to benefit ESS. component production and testing.

10 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 11 Media coverage of the site decision. Press conference 29 May 2009 with Minister Lars Leijonborg, ESS Secretariat, Lund.

GETTING A SITE DECISION PAN-EUROPEAN SUPPORT FOR ESS

After several years of negotiations, an agreement was made in 2009 between 14 European countries to become ESS partners and build the most powerful source of neutrons in the world.

The Swedish government’s declaration Allan Larsson’s final report to the of intent in February 2007 was the Swedish government in December starting signal for ESS Scandinavia’s 2009 describes the negotiation process strategic negotiations with European and confirms how far the ESS project governments and research institutes. has come in a short time. (See box In parallel, negotiations have been on page 15.) led by ESS Bilbao and ESS Hungary, proposing Bilbao and Debrecen, ALL THREE SITES respectively, as sites for the ESS. JOIN FORCES At all three sites, crucial expertise has Following a lengthy, in-depth and been built up to drive forward the ESS detailed process involving most project. European countries and the future user community, a decision was taken The three phases of negotiations for in Brussels on the evening of 28 May the Lund bid have been led by Allan 2009 by a group of European research Larsson, the Swedish government’s ministers to locate the ESS in Lund. Chief Negotiator and former Minister of Finance, in cooperation with the On 10 June 2009, the Swedish Minister ESS Scandinavia Secretariat at Lund of Higher Education and Research, Lars University, the Swedish Research Leijonborg, and the Spanish Minister Council and Swedish Embassies. of Science and Innovation, Cristina

12 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 13 FORMATION OF THE ESS The ESS Steering Committee The decision on STEERING COMMITTEE comprises delegates from all The ESS Steering Committee was committed countries. It will drive the a site for ESS was formed in October 2009 and launched ESS project forward and be involved the three-year Pre-Construction Phase in decisions about future research a great success and the ESS Design Update at its first programmes and the technical design for Europe and for meeting. of ESS, what will finally be built, and how the facility will be financed. European research, In the Design Update, a large number of scientists and engineers from The members of the ESS Steering bringing an end leading laboratories will collaborate in Committee are Germany, France, Spain, order to optimise and update the ESS Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, to 15 years of technical design. The Pre-Construction Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, uncertainty about Phase will entail the building-up of Lithuania and co-hosts Sweden and the international organisation that Denmark. Discussions and negotiations the ESS siting. will construct and operate the ESS, are continuing with several other the concluding of the licensing and European countries on participation in planning processes, and the finalising the ESS. N of financial and in-kind contributions. Fifth ESS Round-Table, Krakow, September 2009. Mats Johnsson (S), Lars Kolte (DK), Allan Larsson, Marek Jezabek (PL), Christian Vettier, Patrik Carlsson.

Garmendia, signed a Memorandum European research, bringing an end to participate in the joint building, owning of Understanding on collaboration. 15 years of uncertainty about the ESS and operating of ESS in Lund. The agreement means that Spain will siting. With the ESS, European science contribute to the ESS with a site for will gain a new, powerful neutron Construction of the ESS will be depen- STRATEGIC NEGOTIATIONS SUMMARY testing ESS components, a facility source that will safeguard its world- dent on European expertise, especially in Bilbao for manufacturing certain leading position in neutron-based the expertise that has been built up and accelerator components, and a remote research and also provide new scientific the R&D that has been done by the three Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 access centre for Spanish scientists. opportunities that we can not imagine former site contenders ESS Scandi- Informing governments Focusing on technology Gaining political support navia, ESS Bilbao and ESS Hungary. today. N Information on the Swedish offer N Consultation with research institutes N Negotiations aimed to gain political On 18 December 2009, the Hungarian to host ESS and the consultation in Europe, USA and Japan regarding support for ESS siting in Lund and Government declared its recognition The Hungarian science community COLLABORATION process for the negotiations was the technology required for ESS. prepare for further steps, such as the for the site in Lund, making Hungary has got a leading role in European GIVES STRENGTH neutron science, and has been pivotal given to governments in around technology update and financing. the 14th Partner Country and giving it N Phase 2 concluded in 2008 with a The ESS is a joint European multinational for the development of related science. 20 countries. a place on the Steering Committee. positive reception for the technical N Phase 3 concluded in 2009 with a project. Sweden and Denmark will be the In Bilbao, the Spanish ESS team has Other countries are either preparing N Phase 1 concluded in 2007 with approach proposed for ESS in Lund. positive decision in favour of Lund co-hosts of ESS, with the ESS Data contributed with innovative R&D that Memoranda of Understanding or Sweden receiving broad support and 14 countries committed to take Management Centre located in will benefit the ESS Design Update. considering other forms of support for its approach in conducting the part in the construction of ESS. Copenhagen. The negotiation process Therefore, the decisions in 2009 by for the ESS. negotiations. over three years has secured a strong the Spanish and Hungarian teams The decision on a site for ESS was commitment from a total of 14 European to collaborate on ESS in Lund were a great success for Europe and for countries, creating a coalition to greeted as all-important steps.

14 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 15 ESS contributes to the FZ Jülich Neutron Spin Echo spectrometer at SNS, Oak Ridge. Courtesy FZ Jülich.

Small photos, from top: Therése Welander and Andrew Taylor, ISIS, at ICNS. Christian Vettier and Axel Steuwer at ICNS. Dimitri Argyriou, Chair ESS SAC. Analysing a protein. Lise Arleth, ESS SAC.

ENHANCING RESEARCH POTENTIAL SCIENCE IN FOCUS

The scientific output of the ESS will be dependent on designing optimum neutron instruments for long pulse neutron source parameters.

The ESS will take advantage of the defined criteria for success in terms (Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin) and will three-year Design Update phase to of organisation, funding mechanisms hold its first meeting in June 2010. define the instruments and scientific and critical machine parameters, in ESS will progressively define a facilities that will enable neutron particular the proton pulse length and list of potential instruments in full scientists to utilise the ESS facility for the pulse repetition rate produced collaboration with the scientific innovative research. by the linear accelerator, as well as community in Europe. A series of its reliability. SETTING UP meetings have been and will be held SCIENTIFIC GOALS The newly created ESS Science to define the priorities for the neutron During the pre-site decision period, Advisory Committee (SAC) was instrument suite and the scientific the ESS Scandinavia team prepared approved by the ESS Steering facilities that will allow researchers to the ground for an iterative optimisation Committee. The SAC will provide carry out their best science at ESS. of the ESS in order to maximise the international advice and external Preliminary reviews of instruments scientific output in a cost-effective moderation to the ESS Director for ESS were carried out under the manner. Indeed, ESS success will be General on scientific specifications auspices of the SAG. In parallel, gauged by the value of the scientific and the goals to be achieved by ESS. instrumentation workshops have use that scientists obtain from it more In particular, the SAC will discuss all been organised in collaboration with than a decade from now. the relevant scientific and technical scientists from several neutron centres issues related to the production of in Europe and with the University of The prime specification of the ESS neutron beams, the choice of neutron Copenhagen and Risø in Denmark. project is to guarantee scientific instruments, the scientific infrastructure output of ESS and the best technical The new SAC will engage in discussions to be developed at ESS and the performance. Therefore, the scientific with the whole neutron user community operation of ESS. The committee is potential of the ESS neutron in Europe. An ESS User meeting is composed of potential users from instruments must be the driver for the scheduled for 21st & 22nd March different disciplines who will use design of the neutron source – the 2011 and will be prepared by a series ESS neutron beams, and scientists accelerator, target and moderators. of ESS Experts Meetings and topical with expertise in neutron scattering workshops organised with the neutron The ESS Scandinavia Science Advisory methods. Membership of the SAC community. Group (SAG) under the guidance will rotate on a three-yearly basis. The

of Robert McGreevy (ISIS STFC) SAC will be chaired by Dimitri Argyriou

16 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 17 Neutrons, and low Spectroscopic methods Magnetism and Small angle scattering Bone nanostructure: Femtosecond magnetic energy particle physics. in biogeochemistry. superconductivity: experiments applied to Insights from scanning x-ray scattering. D. Dubbers, Heidelberg University, P. Persson, Umeå University, 2 June, 2009 Enemies or allies? soft matter. small angle x-ray scattering. G. Grübel, DESY, Hamburg, 10 June, 2010 12 February, 2009 T. Forgan, Birmingham University, P. Schurtenberger, Fribourg University, H. Birkedal, Aarhus University, 17 Mars, 2010 24 September, 2009 15 December, 2009 Structure and mechanical Neutron scattering: function of biological Understanding biological Structure and dynamics Application of photons and neutrons Neutrons, nanomaterials and materials. structure and function. at liquid interfaces. in biological and soft matter. molecular adsoption. P. Fratzl, Max Plank Institute Postda, D. Myles, SNS Tennessee, 9 June, 2009 M. Tolan, Dortmund University, S. Larsen, Copenhagen University, 26 February, 2010 J. Larese, University of Tennessee, 15 April, 2010 6 March, 2009 12 October, 2009

ESS DATA of its computer cores. The DMC the potential of boron in solid form These seminars have demonstrated the The first, held on Ven Island, Sweden INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH MANAGEMENT CENTRE will also ensure that comprehensive (thin films) together with the ILL breadth of science that can be covered in October 2008 was followed by ESS is also actively promoting the use It is essential that vigorous software packages for data treatment Detector Group and Linköping by neutron and synchrotron methods. workshops at Frascati in August 2009 of neutrons in industrial R&D. The programmes for development of beam and analysis are available long before University in Sweden. This project will They have also illustrated the impact and again on Ven in May 2010. number of companies visited rose line instrumentation are launched ESS produces its first neutron beams. involve neutron tests at the JEEP II that such facilities can have on local sharply during the year, reflecting Seminars and presentations are given even at this early stage of the project. ESS will coordinate efforts at different reactor in Kjeller, Norway. research institutions. growing interest within industry for the at many scientific conferences and Instrument control and data acquisition, centres in Europe that are interested potential benefits of neutron-based workshops by ESS staff to develop and detectors and sample environment in making more efficient instrument NEW SCIENCE AT PARTICLE PHYSICS materials research. Visited companies nurture the interest that ESS has raised require special attention. ESS is setting control accessible during experiments. ESS & MAX IV SEMINARS AT ESS WORKSHOP included AB Volvo, Scania, Swedish in the scientific community. up an active instrumentation team, The DMC group will be expanded to ESS Scandinavia has initiated a series ESS is organising workshops and Space Corporation, Tetra Pak, SCA, which will optimise neutron methods ensure efficient running of all modelling of symposia – the ”New Science at meetings that focus on scientific TRAINING AND OUTREACH Autoliv and Sandvik. tasks. ESS & MAX IV” Seminar Series – at for ESS. and technical issues related to the ESS is building up a scientific activity the University of Lund in collaboration ESS staff has also arranged several Design Update phase. An important focused on the training of scientists and The modelling of neutron beam lines On the technical front, the ESS is a with the Science faculty. The purpose meetings with business & industry conference was held in Lund between outreach to the scientific communities and potential neutron instruments leading player in a concerted European of this initiative was to raise awareness around Europe. As part of the FP7 2-4 December 2009, covering research that will exploit ESS in the future. ESS is currently done at the ESS Data initiative to develop new neutron among scientists of the potential ESS Preparatory Phase Project, ESS opportunities within Neutron, Neutrino, scientists are developing new neutron Management Centre based at the Niels detectors in joint collaboration with benefits that the planned large-scale visited the Chambers of Commerce in Nuclear, Muon and Medical Physics methods and experimenting with Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. Scientists other neutron centres. Neutron facilities, the synchrotron MAX IV and Padua and Genua in February 2010. at ESS. The workshop, run by Mats modern spallation sources. Maths at the DMC have launched a long- detection involves neutron capture by the neutron source ESS, would bring French industrial representatives have Lindroos, brought together more than Karlsson is testing new polarisation term project to model ESS neutron absorbing nuclei. Until recently, 3He gas to the scientific community. Renowned been informed about possibilities to 100 international scientists who have methods for the structure determination instruments in order to determine the was used to build large area neutron experts (see above) have been invited participate in the construction of ESS proposed new experimental projects of biomaterials. Melissa Sharp is optimum parameters for the ESS as an detectors because of its special to present their research findings and at a workshop in Paris in February at the ESS. contributing to the commissioning of a indisputable long-pulse neutron source. properties. Today, 3He has become views on the future of research at 2010. In April 2010, a road-show was neutron spin-echo instrument at the Furthermore, the neutronics studies for a scarce resource and the needs of neutron and synchrotron x-ray facilities. Instrumentation workshops are being organised in Germany, in order to Spallation Neutron Source in Oak the ESS target and moderators have worldwide neutron scattering are Internal ESS seminars have also been run to propose imaginative instruments link to industry in Hamburg, Munich, Ridge, USA. Axel Steuwer, while been made feasible due to the DMC expected to far exceed supply. The ESS organised in order to exchange views that will fully benefit from the time Darmstadt and Stuttgart. performing neutron and synchrotron granting access to several hundred has initiated a collaboration to explore on technical and scientific issues. structure of the neutron beams at ESS. The workshops have generated much experiments, is lecturing at many interest, and the turn-out has been universities in Europe to develop a impressive. It has been especially broad user base. A school on neutron rewarding to note the positive instrument modelling is being organised feedback from a large number of by scientists at the DMC in collaboration SME’s, due to ESS ambition to invite with the Technical University of business at an early stage of the Copenhagen and NMI3. The PhD project. N programme at ESS, which was launched

with our first PhD student, Sofie Botegard,

will expand in the years to come.

18 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 19 LAUNCHING THE DESIGN UPDATE EUROPEAN ACCELERATOR TARGET BY DESIGN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

The ESS Design Update phase will focus the technical development efforts of the ESS Target Station and Accelerator teams for the next three ESS COLLABORATIONS AS OF MAY 2010 years and involve collaboration with research institutes ACCELERATOR COLLABORATIONS: CEA/IN2P3, and companies from all over Europe. Paris t CERN t Copenhagen University t Cosylab, Slovenia t DESY, Hamburg t ESS Bilbao t FAIR t INFN, Legnaro t INFN, Catania t Manne Siegbahn Laboratory, Stockholm t MAX-lab t PSI, Zürich t Uppsala University Building a neutron source capable of and update the ESS Scandinavia Planning responsibilities for the t Warzsaw University t Århus University

considerably expanding our scientific reference design. The Design Update Design Update Project Plan have been TARGET COLLABORATIONS: CERN t Chinese horizons is an idea that originates from phase is planned to be concluded by distributed among the ESS member Spallation Neutron Source t CRSIV, Sardinia t ESS Bilbao Europe. The original ESS conceptual the end of 2012. state institutes that took an active role t ESS Hungary t
Forschungszentrum Jülich t
HMI, Berlin t
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology t
Kungliga Tekniska design, published in 2003, was made during 2009 in the preparatory work SPEEDING UP THE Högskolan t
Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA t
Oak by several hundred scientists and at the ESS Bilbao workshop, and in Ridge National Laboratory, USA t
PSI, Zürich t
University engineers from 11 European countries. ACCELERATOR DESIGN the ESS Scandinavia Reference Group of Riga For the ESS Linear Accelerator, the meetings. Geographical considerations The technical design of the ESS will Design Update will be prepared within a have also been taken into account to now be updated and optimised in the Pan-European collaboration. The aim is ensure all ESS countries can participate The development of this system is drafting of the Control System design Design Update, which was launched by to produce, by the end of 2012, a Tech- through strong regional nodes. 13 Partner Countries in October 2009. nical Design Report for the accelerator, During the past year a system has been ongoing in order to realise ideal config- over the next few years. Sweden’s Government is to contribute The Technical Project Plan will be created that begins to address machine uration management: one source for including full cost to completion. MINIMISING POWER 30 M€ to the Design Update, in order to reviewed by the ESS Technical Advisory design management. We have imported the design with many different users. CONSUMPTION secure a successful build-up of expertise The Design Update will be based on Committee, and presented to, and a database schema used at RHIC and CONTROL SYSTEM The accelerator will be powered by at and a strong central team in Lund to preliminary work already performed approved by, the Steering Committee. SSCL into one of the MySQL servers, With regard to the design and scope least three different RF source systems, manage the design work. Substantial within the ESS Bilbao and the ESS It will be financially audited before work a Relational Database Management of the Accelerator Control System, one for each of the accelerator’s normal contributions to the Design Update will Hungary initiatives. The Technical starts on 1 January 2011. System (RDBMS) operated by Lund the Accelerator Division contracted conducting, spoke and elliptical sections. also be made by other Partner Countries, Project Plan (TPP) contains eight University computing services for ESS. MACHINE DESIGN with Brookhaven National Laboratory The average power consumption over whose technological competence will be major Work Packages led by different The Accelerator Division recognises the This database has been built with the (BNL, USA) and personnel from Control a year for the elliptical RF source is crucial for optimising the ESS Design. partner institutions, working with other collaborating institutes. need for configuration management design of the accelerator provided by System Laboratory (CosyLab, SIovenia) estimated to range between 15 and Like the original design, the Design of the accelerator design. Since the the Accelerator Division via a TraceWin to develop a strategic plan for the 20 MW and hence accounts for half the Update will be a truly European under- Each Work Package will contain several geometry and structure of the design description. We have also built software ESS Control System. The study was power budget for ESS as a whole. taking, utilising the expertise of many Work Units, with leadership distributed affects so many of the engineering sub- tools that connect to the MySQL server constructed by utilising knowledge Therefore, a high priority is a dedicated of Europe’s leading research institutes among all participants. A few work unit systems connected to the accelerator, database and output the design in from other operating linear accelerators test facility for the RF source and and companies. Recent advances in leaders will be part of the Lund staff in proper control of the design in the early other formats for use by programs via collaborative links to SNS and ITER, distribution system for the elliptical other similar projects, such as SNS in the order to initiate team building as soon stages of the project is essential and that calculate the geometry of the and from ESS personnel and CosyLab. section of the accelerator. Of particular USA and J-PARC in Japan, will also be as possible, which is necessary for the is on the critical path for the Technical accelerator as well as other beam The study’s recommendations will interest is research on, and develop- taken into account to further optimise operation of the future facility. Design Report due in 2012. dynamics programs such as Trace3d. serve to provide guidance to ESS in the ment of, the integration between klystron,

20 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 21 Great efforts are being made to build collaborations for the ESS Design Update Phase.

Patrik Carlsson, Director for Projects. Etam Noah, ESS/CERN. Ferenc Mezei, Head of Target Division. Mats Lindroos, Head of Accelerator Division. Mats Lindroos, Christina Oyon, Francois Plewinski, all ESS.

modulator and low level RF and engineers with decades of and wide-ranging options to produce BUILDING COLLABORATIONS The Design Update phase will require The programme also included systems, with the objective experience designing, building and an optimised design for a high power Efforts are being made to build a considerable strengthening of presentations on the R&D possibilities of minimising power consumption commissioning large-scale scientific long pulse target station. collaborations for the ESS Design the Target Station team. A global of using neutrons for materials research and optimising linear accelerator projects and accelerators, through to Update phase by establishing technical recruitment plan has been drawn up and life science. Different solutions – lead bismuth alloy performance and reliability. technical staff fresh out of university. contacts with European institutes that identifying the need to find personnel and pure lead – are being studied as A common theme in the keynote The recruitment process is well on the could participate in studying different for key positions over the next two A critical component of the RF power an alternative to mercury for the target speeches was the importance of way to establishing an initial critical technical solutions for the Target years. system is the klystron modulator, material in order to identify the most European collaboration in the ESS mass of technical staff in Lund by the Station. project, and the key role of ESS in which generates high voltage pulses late summer of 2010, but will continue suitable material. A variety of rotating ESS INDUSTRY DAY to a klystron. To increase the number solid tungsten target solutions and increasing European innovation vigorously into 2011. This initiative has resulted in strength- Being a large, of potential sources of klystron windowless target concepts have been and growth. The keynote speakers ened collaboration with the main technically modulators we are encouraging considered. were: Peter Honeth, State NEW STUDENT PROGRAMME experts in the relevant field from PSI, advanced project companies with similar and well-proven As we set the Secretary at the Swedish To encourage students to seek a Zürich, the University of Madrid and and a scientific solutions to develop products to The first simulations concerning ESS design, we Ministry of Education and future in accelerator physics, the ESS ESS Bilbao, the ForschungsZentrum flagship project, generate the pulses required for ESS. radioactive inventories and shielding Science, Inge Maerkedahl, Accelerator Division has initiated a Jülich and Karlsruhe Institute of the ESS attracts are pushing the for candidate concepts have been Director for the Danish student programme in accelerator Technology, the University of Riga much interest frontiers of STRENGTHENING THE carried out. The Target Station team Authority for Research and physics. The objective is to allow and CERN. from European science. ACCELERATOR TEAM has also been involved in the latest Innovation, and Juan Carlos Master and PhD students from external industry wanting to Efforts to greatly enhance the strength modifications of the Monte Carlo Extended discussions and technical Ferenc Mezei Cortes, Director of Industry institutes to do research at ESS. Initially, participate in the One of the originators of of the Accelerator Division’s technical neutronic code, Fluka, a code that investigations were initiated with similar the ESS design concept for the Spanish Ministry of during the second half of 2010, three construction. Some core in Lund began soon after the CERN developed to be adapted to the projects, to identify existing knowledge Science. master students from Warsaw University of the project’s R&D ESS site decision. One challenge is to ESS Target conditions. and experts on material issues and and two from the Lund Institute of will be made in collaboration between The success of the event and its expand as rapidly as possible, while liquid metal technologies, simulations Technology (LTH) will carry out projects Discussions have been initiated with ESS scientists and industry. The aim of potential to generate interest that can recruiting only individuals with world- and tests facilities. for the ESS Linear Accelerator. Copenhagen University and the Risø leading abilities. We are finding that the ESS Industry Day, held in February lead to long-term commitment means Laboratory, world-leaders in instrument this challenge can be met, as the best The ESS Target Station group was in Copenhagen, was to forge links to plans are now in hand to make ESS FOCUS ON THE TARGET simulations, concerning their neutron candidates recognise the ESS to be a involved in a wide range of workshops such companies, presenting general Industry Day a regular event held at guide and instrument simulations N unique and exciting opportunity. Work has commenced on identifying, and conferences during the year project information, the time plan, 18 month intervals. defining and communicating technical and how they could be applied including: the ESS Bilbao workshop, and informing about procurement Another challenge is to achieve solutions for the Design Update phase to coordinate the Target Station’s the High Power Linac workshop at procedures. the correct mix of senior and junior of the Target Station. ESS is focusing its simulations. FermiLab (USA) and the High Power

professional staff – from physicists target-related efforts on exploring new Targetry meeting at J-PARC in Japan.

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With a rapidly expanding team and the recruitment of key experts, the ESS organisation is evolving to reflect a truly European project.

During 2009 the staff of the ESS in Southern Sweden, a number of the recruitment of Ferenc Mezei, an scientific staff also means expansion The expansion of the Secretariat has Secretariat continued to grow from our staff are stationed abroad at internationally renowned scientist, of the team serving the rest of the begun and the goal is to remain in the The transition 30 to more than 40 people. Through collaborating research facilities, such as and former Scientific Director of ESS organisation, mainly within HR, IT, offices at Stora Algatan, in central Lund, to the three-year collaborations with other leading CERN, SNS in Tennessee, CEA in Paris Hungary, who joined the ESS team in Finance and Procurement. The build up until we move onto the site in 2015. European and American laboratories and at Uppsala University in Sweden. April as Head of the Target Division. of core competence in the organisation Design Update phase the Secretariat has gained from success- The integration of partner countries will continue during 2011. ESS Scandinavia was created as a ful recruitment of both technical and and collaborations with international Another 30 positions have been Secretariat within Lund University in has required an scientific expertise via secondment and expertise will continue at an even created within the Accelerator, Target Other important recruitments to be 2007 and the transition to a new legal intensive recruitment direct employment. higher rate in the years ahead. and Science divisions. It is satisfying to made in the coming year are for three body means a significant change from see that candidates from all over the key positions; Project Leader, Head of a public authority to a private company, campaign. With the site decision behind us, RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN world are interested in working for the Administration and Head of Finance. A not only from an administrative point the Europeanisation of the ESS The transition to the three-year ESS project. The new staff are expected search committee with delegates from of view, but also for the staff. Much organisation is well underway. Design Update phase has required a to be in place spring/autumn 2010, giving the ESS partner countries has been of the present work of the Secretariat Today, 50% of the staff is non- large recruitment campaign for more a projected number of 70 staff members nominated to guide and advise on the is dedicated to preparing the legal, Scandinavian and the team represent scientific and technical personnel, a by the end of the year. process of finding the best candidates. formal and practical parts of the nine nationalities. Though the head drive that started in early 2010. One With a growing organisation comes an transition. offices are located in the city of Lund successful result of this campaign was Increasing the number of technical and increasing demand for office space. FINANCE 2009

24 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 25 PREPARING THE WAY WITH FP7 site candidates, ESS Scandinavia, ESS costing and specific R&D activities. An EU-funded programme, the ESS Bilbao and ESS Hungary. One of the most useful aspects of the Preparatory Phase, has provided In the original draft Call for Proposals ESS Preparatory Phase project was a valuable assistance in laying the from Brussels almost three years benchmarking cost study carried out on groundwork for carrying through the ago, one of the key goals set for the the SNS, independently of the costings ESS project. Preparatory Phase was to arrive at “a conducted by the three site candidates. The ESS Preparatory Phase, a project signature-ready agreement” on the This study aimed at defining a cost within the EU Research Programme location and construction of, in this for building SNS, suitably modified, in FP7, concluded on 31 March 2010 after case, ESS. With the help of the ESS Europe at today’s prices. From an ESS a series of successful collaborations Preparatory Phase, this goal has been perspective, the big advantage of this within several work packages. The achieved. Furthermore, extensive comparative costing exercise is that 5 M€ programme served a valuable work was carried out on management the construction of SNS is based on purpose in regularly bringing together models, governance models, access for real experience and therefore on the leading European laboratories with users, publicity, industrial involvement, actual costs. N an interest in ESS, including the three planning and licensing, safety issues,

The generous three-year funding In the Government’s budget proposition, FINANCE 2009 from Sparbanksstiftelsen Skåne has as presented in September 2009, Small photos, clockwise from left: Inge Maerkedahl, Director, Danish Authority for Research and State Secretary Peter Honeth, allowed ESS to build up its business 300 MSEK (approx 32 M€) is granted Innovation. Sebastian Schmidt, ESS Steering Committee. Sven Landelius, President of ESS AB Chair ESS Steering Committee. liaisons department, as well as for the ESS Design Update Phase. During 2009, new income Board. Kurt Clausen, Chair ESS TAC. develop a detailed, updated costings amounted to 3.58 M€. Carry database for the construction of ESS, During the Design Update, ESS AB will in for 2008 was 1.34 M€. benchmarked against the SNS. also receive substantial contributions Total expenditure amounted from other Partner Countries. Among BUILDING THE ORGANISATION to 5.01 M€. ESS has also received funding them, Spain will contribute with a from the European Commission, in site for testing ESS components, a The main income source during 2009 order to participate in the EU FP7 facility in Bilbao for manufacturing INTRODUCING ESS AB for the ESS Scandinavia Secretariat, has programme, ESS Preparatory Phase. certain accelerator components, and been funding via the Swedish Research In the Preparatory Phase eleven a remote access centre for Spanish Council, following decisions by the European universities and laboratories scientists. Hungary will actively work With the setting up of the company, ESS AB, and Swedish Government. This funding have collaborated to study different for the realisation of the ESS through in the creation of the Steering Committee, there is now has allowed ESS to recruit some of the aspects of the future ESS organisation, kind contributions and funding to the core competence that is needed for the such as governance, legal issues, and technological design update. a basic and clear framework for building the new building up of the future international organisational model. international organisation, which is a prerequisite for organisation and managing the Design Update, and thus lay the foundation for the successful construction of the ESS. the current ESS AB. MINISTRY OF SWEDISH EDUCATION 1.1 M€ RESEARCH ESS Scandinavia also received COUNCIL The past year has brought major Krakow in September 2009, planned and technological management 2.1 M€ funding from other sources, mainly changes to ESS governance and has the next steps for ESS and discussed and HR policy. governmental authorities. Funding from NEW SPARBANKS- in many ways been a transition the conditions for partnership in the STIFTELSEN INCOME SKÅNE 0.24 M€ SWEDISH GOVERNMENTAL the Swedish Energy Authority and the AGENCY FOR INNOVATION period as the organisation develops project. At that meeting a Letter of Thirteen countries were represented at Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems 2009 SYSTEMS 13 K€ to meet the long-term challenges of Intent from the Swedish and Danish the first meeting of the ESS Steering has been important for developing the SWEDISH ENERGY AUTHORITY 90 K€ implementing the ESS project. governments was tabled inviting Committee in Copenhagen on 22- ESS energy management programme, EUROPEAN COMMISSION 37 K€ interested countries to join with the 23 October 2009, chaired by Peter which is unique in the scientific ESS STEERING COMMITTEE two declared co-hosts in building ESS. Honeth, Swedish State Secretary for community. Exchange rate as of 1 January 2008 The ESS Partner Countries are repre- The Steering Committee will deal Research. The thirteen countries sented in the Steering Committee. The with issues concerning research areas, were: Sweden (co-host), Denmark fifth and final ESS Round Table, held in costings, in kind contributions, scientific (co-host), Norway, Estonia, Latvia,

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ESS Steering Committee Technical Advisory Committee Administration Representatives from ESS Partner Advises the Steering Committee and Finance Committee Countries. Deals with matters and the ESS Organisation on Provides the Steering Committee such as research areas, in kind matters relating to design and and the ESS organisation with LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS contributions, and scientific and construction. advice and monitoring relating to technological management. financial and administrative matters. Scientific Advisory Committee ESS SITE LAND ESS AB Board Advises the Steering Committee Stakeholders Group Legally and financially responsible and the ESS organisation on Represents local, regional, political, for ESS AB under Swedish company scientific matters and instrumen- industrial and academic interests. IS SECURED law. tation. MEMBERS LISTED ON PAGE 42 The green light for ESS in Lund will transform a green field site in southern Sweden into the world’s leading research

Lithuania, Iceland, Poland, assume such responsibilities and was set up to bridge the transition site for materials and life sciences with neutrons. A vital stage Germany, Switzerland, Italy, therefore an operational understanding period before full operation of ESS AB, in this process – the land negotiations to secure the three France and Spain. At the second between the ESS AB Board and when the ESS AB Board will take over Steering Committee meeting the the ESS Steering Committee has the legal responsibility and governance. areas of the site – is now complete. Hungarian government took its place been reached to ensure smooth and The ESS Scandinavia Board has met at the table, thereby bringing together authoritative decision-making. three times, advising and monitoring the three site contenders. the work of the Secretariat. The Board is chaired by Sven Landelius, SETTING UP OF ESS AB the former CEO of the Öresund Bridge TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC Workshop on ESS facility layout and site development, autumn 2009. On 20 April 2010 the Swedish Govern- Consortium. All members of the ESS ADVISORY COMMITTEES ment announced the transformation of Board will serve in their individual As part of the setting up process for the ESS Scandinavia Secretariat into a capacity and not as representatives the governance of ESS, the Steering public limited company, the European of their employer. The Chairman of Committee has set up an Administration Spallation Source ESS AB, a process the Board will attend ESS Steering and Finance Committee (AFC), led that is expected to be finalised in the Committee meetings to ensure good by Morten Scharff, and Technical and second half of 2010. communications. Scientific Advisory Committees under the chairmanship respectively of Kurt ESS AB has been established to A YEAR OF TRANSITION Clausen from PSI near Zürich and plan, design, finance, construct, own, The constellation of groups that made Dimitri Argyriou from HZB in Berlin. manage, operate and maintain the up the governance and advisory struc- The inaugural meeting of the AFC took European Spallation Source research ture supporting the ESS Secretariat place in Lund on 16 March. facility. The company will be a public since 2007 has undergone many changes STAKEHOLDERS GROUP limited company under Swedish during this transition year. Prior to the company law, owned initially by the two site decision each of the three candidate In the early years of the ESS co-hosts, the Swedish and the Danish sites had their own legal status. In Scandinavia campaign a number of Governments. Once the company is the case of ESS Scandinavia this was representative groups representing established, part of the shareholding provided through Lund University stakeholders in Scandinavian academia can be sold to other partners. where a Supervisory Group under the and local government were set up. chairmanship of the University Rector With the changing status of ESS, these ESS AB BOARD Per Eriksson oversaw the activities. groups have now evolved into one The company will have a board single Stakeholders Group chaired by consisting of both Swedish and Danish In the spring of 2009 when the mandate Henning Christophersen, former EU members governing, and being legally of the Secretariat was prolonged, it Commissioner and Danish government and financially responsible for, the was decided to replace the Supervisory minister. This group continues to activities of the project. Presently Group with an ESS Scandinavia Board function as an effective and necessary the ESS Steering Committee cannot within the University. This interim board interface to local interests. N

28 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 29 Proposal for ESS facility layout, with shortened accelerator, and with current proposal for localisation. View from the north.

Planting a tree at the ESS site during European Green ONGOING WORK requirements, land and licensing MAINTENANCE Week 2009. The planning process is ongoing. Since prerequisites, as well as functional and OF THE LAND AREA Lund University applied on behalf of esthaetical requirements. Geological The required land area for the ESS the ESS Scandinavia consortium for the conditions and ground water flows have is defined primarily by the length of planning permit, The City of Lund has been two fundamental aspects when the accelerator. The ESS and MAX IV decided to start the planning process deciding upon the location. The current facilities will not occupy the full width and commissioned the City Planning proposal has also been chosen in order of the land between the roads E22 and The general purpose of the planning and Building Office to begin work on to minimise the use of agricultural land. Odarslövsvägen. As the ESS accelerator process is to determine how land and the plan. A preliminary programme will be constructed partly below ground The layout and location can be water areas will be used for develop- plan has been made public for display level, a large part of the land will not adjusted to smaller details as the Land negotiations have been area. The City of Lund now fully owns ment of infrastructure, the erection and consultation with all relevant be occupied by buildings. These areas technical design and building plans concluded with a number of different the land designated for MAX IV. of buildings and establishment of stakeholders. of surrounding land reserve, mostly progresses, but the proposed location, parties to obtain land for the ESS site, workplaces. The process is designed located towards the E22, will to a large The land for Science City, previously In connection with these public as shown on the illustration above, now MAX IV and Science City. mainly to assess and address extent, continue to be used in the near owned by the Lund Diocese, has now consultations, ESS personnel have constitute the basis for our application environmental impact, risks etc in future for agriculture. been purchased by the City of Lund. conducted and participated in a for a building permit. The land earmarked for the ESS site connection with the project and to is now in the hands of Region Skåne. A development company, Lundamark series of meetings with authorities, A land lease agreement was discussed ensure public participation and influence. EXISTING CONDITIONS When the final ESS organisation is in AB, a joint venture between Lund organisations, land owners and the in the now completed negotiations The approved detailed plan will specify The entire land area foreseen for the place, Region Skåne will then provide University, Region Skåne and the City public to present the project and to regarding the details of purchase and the general and specific conditions for ESS site consists of excellent farmland. the land via a land lease agreement or of Lund will be formed to own and answer any questions. exchange of land. Previous owners or the development of the ESS, such as Small roads cross the area in two sale. The ESS site will be used as the develop the area. Science City will be local farmers will be able to continue purpose and location of the buildings. LOCALISATION CHOSEN places. Planning for the relocation and location of the ESS facility and occupy located between MAX IV and the ESS cultivating some of the land reserve. When the site and the buildings are After thorough analysis, the ESS design of these roads has started. The the largest piece of land situated in the facility and provide joint infrastructure Although some income may accrue designed and fully specified, the Secretariat has been able to present centre of the area is crossed by an north of the area. This land, previously for the two research centres. from the land lease agreement, ESS will apply for a building permit. a proposal for localisation of the ESS existing high-voltage power line. To owned by a single landowner, the the primary intention is to facilitate THE PLANNING PROCESS The City of Lund will then perform a facility and its supporting buildings. The prevent any magnetic field disturbance Björnstorp and Svenstorp Estate, is an the continued use of the land for building permit assessment to ensure evaluation leading up to the decision of the instruments and to guarantee a Estate in Tail. The ESS facility is subject to a separate agriculture. N planning process, and, subsequently, a that the project fulfils the conditions of was made from a number of criteria safe and secure power delivery to the The MAX IV high brightness synchrotron building permit process according to the plan as regards visual appearance such as environmental impact, technical facilities, the power line is planned to will be sited furthest south in the overall the Swedish Planning and Building Act. and landscaping. requirements, safety and security be relocated below ground level.

30 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 31 Before construction can start on an assessment of the ESS according organisations and public authorities. the ESS, the project will be to the Radiation Protection Act. An The interest in the ESS project was assessed according to the Radiation application for a permit according to considerable and the consultation Protection Act, the Environmental the Radiation Protection Act will then meetings provided a number of useful Code and the local Planning and be submitted to the Radiation Safety questions and viewpoints. This input is Building Act. In-house experts on Authority in 2011. very important and will be taken into the Target, Accelerator, licensing and consideration in future work on the ESS Work is also proceeding on formalising architecture are cooperating with project. the Environmental Impact Assessment external experts Sweco, Studsvik This fruitful dialogue with society has Nuclear, the law firm Mannheimer & (EIA). One purpose of the EIA is to define continued in an enhanced form in the Swartling and others, regarding these objectives and methods for establish- spring of 2010 when the first dialogue assessments. This team is driving ing a high safety standard, which group meeting was held to bring the licensing process forward and includes establishing a Safety Doctrine, together close neighbours to the LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS will provide valuable expertise in the identifying General Safety Objectives ESS site and interest organisations work on obtaining permits required to (GSO) and creating a Preliminary Safety involved in the planning of the ESS. design, construct and operate ESS. Report Analysis. An application for a LICENSING permit according to the Environmental The dialogue groups will offer a forum Work is being done on the formulation Code is expected to be sent to the for people to ask questions and voice of the permit applications that will be Environmental Court in 2011. opinions, and a channel for ESS to PROCESS ON TRACK sent to the Swedish Radiation Safety provide information and updates as Authority, the Environmental Court CONTINUING the project moves forward. Frequent and Local Building Committee in PUBLIC DIALOGUE meetings will be held during the The licensing and planning process required Lund. During the summer of 2010, a During the spring and summer of 2009, Preconstruction, Construction and to make the ESS a reality is now working in formal notification will be sent to the a number of consultation meetings Operation Phases in premises on the Radiation Safety Authority that enables were held with people living close to ESS site. N parallel with the Design Update. the authority to start preparing for the site, the general public, interest

To design, construct and operate a allow a more accurate timeline to be large-scale research facility such set for the Pre-Construction Phase. as the European Spallation Source More advanced plans for the licensing requires thorough planning, and the process are expected to be presented Design Update and licensing process by the end of 2010. has continued to take important One aspect of the Design Update is coordinated steps forward in 2009 exploring ways to make the facility and early 2010. more compact compared to the COORDINATING WITH original design, through shortening THE DESIGN UPDATE of the accelerator, without altering Preparatory work for the establishment the scientific capabilities. Success in of ESS in Lund is moving ahead in many these efforts would make it possible areas, not least on the technical design to minimise the ESS land use, reduce of the facility. The work on planning construction costs and make the facility and licensing continues in parallel more energy efficient. with the Technical Design Update. MOVING FORWARD Information from the update, including ON ALL FRONTS Facility Layout Planning developments on the Accelerator and Planning and Building Act ESS must be built to a high safety the Target, will be fed into the licensing Environmental Code process. standard. ESS takes the licensing Radiation Protection Act process very seriously and is convinced Environmental Impact Assessment The licensing process is dependent that ESS can be built to a high 20072008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 on details specified in the Design safety standard and with minimal Schedule for the planning and licensing of ESS in Lund according to the relevant parts of legislation. Update process. This information will environmental impact.

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With the site decision in favour of Lund, the ESS and its partners can move ahead to develop the world’s first climate-neutral research centre.

A strong commitment on sustainability beyond that, and includes sustainability issues was an integral part of the bid in operations. In this respect, the to host the ESS in Lund. Ultimately, the commitment is unique among big sustainability of the ESS will be decided science projects and its fulfilment will by the value of the research produced, make the ESS a beacon for all such but the commitment of ESS goes future projects around the world.

The energy goals present a number to temperature, as well as energy flows. profitability for investments in wind in Lund for over two years and currently of challenges, and processes need This is being addressed by constructing power onshore in Sweden or offshore contributes a team of expert engineers. ENERGY STRATEGY & GOALS to be in place to meet each of these. an energy and temperature flow chart in Germany. E.On Sverige AB contributes in a similar Significant gains in energy efficiency for the planned facility, which will be way, and the two energy companies can be made by the careful design of presented in its initial form in June ENERGY PARTNERS have recently signed a cooperation A Sustainable Energy Strategy has – Three demanding energy heating and cooling systems, as well 2010. Two full-time ESS employees work agreement to pool their resources. been developed for ESS in Lund that goals, namely: as the buildings themselves. As the specifically on energy matters as part The present cooperation with Vattenfall The energy-recycling goal will require a of the Energy Team, which consists includes: N 20% reduction of energy need accelerator systems will be the biggest Vindkraft AB and Skånska Energi AB is system for seasonal storage, unless an of around 20 external people who – An energy culture supported N 100% renewable energy use, consumers of energy, major efforts are narrower in scope, addressing specific alternative is developed to use the heat are involved on a regular basis in the by careful monitoring, and being focused on achieving energy issues. N during the summer. Renewable energy development of an energy concept to – An environmental and energy N 60% of used energy to be efficiency gains in this area. production alternatives are being realise a climate-neutral research facility. management system, recycled. Efficiency in connection with recycling explored with the energy partners Lunds Energikoncernen AB has of excess heat requires careful attention of ESS. A recent study indicates cooperated closely with the ESS project

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AND NETWORKING Melissa Sharp (ESS/SNS) interviewed in regional daily Sydsvenskan. Science is increasingly taking a more active ESS Experimental days. Johan Långberg at the role towards the surrounding society. ESS is an Youth Council of Lund. active and engaged actor in society, towards European as well as local communities.

PROACTIVE AND must be met with enthusiasm and Before and after the site decision, ESS TAKES PART award for successfully meeting the REACHING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDABLE encouragement. local, regional and national media have IN SWEDEN’S MAJOR “dual marketing” challenge of gaining The ESS exhibition will soon be ESS is conducting an active public followed the international negotiations POLITICAL EVENT OF 2009 support from Europe for building one two years old. During this period it As the ESS expands, more focus will relations work in order to meet as well as the everyday ESS work. The ESS was represented at Almedalen of the largest ever research facilities has been a well-appreciated forum naturally be placed on the European the needs of actors within science, Swedish national daily newspaper Week, Sweden’s main political event in in Sweden, and getting support in enabling the residents of Lund to find dimension and on the science the general public, politics and Svenska Dagbladet was the first to a non-election year. Sweden, as well as extensive visibility, out more about the project. After the community. media. Understanding, accessibility, report that Italy’s President Giorgio for a unique and expensive, but not site decision, there was a subsequent A few hundred people attended a correctness and engagement are the EXTENSIVE PRESS COVERAGE Napolitano supported Lund as the site easily understandable, project. The rise in the number of student groups, large informal gathering to learn key words. The media interest in ESS has been for ESS. prize was awarded by the Marketing organisations, companies, public more about ESS and future scientific considerable, peaking at the time of The international science press has Association in Malmö. Previous authorities and others that visited the Good relations with the local possibilities. The event was organised the site decision in May 2009. The also covered the ESS negotiations. winners include Linköping University, exhibition to find information about the community are fundamental. The future jointly by Lund University, ESS and the national newspaper Dagens Nyheter, Research Europe, the only magazine Saab, Malmö’s football club MFF, project. More than 5000 visitors came ESS facility will have a large impact on South Swedish Chamber of Commerce. in an article on the day of the decision, focused on European science policy, the Öresund Bridge Consortium and to the ESS Exhibition over the past 12 Lund City, and ESS strives to ensure ESS highlighted its environmental said: “Giant microscope will renew did a thorough evaluation of the three Malmö Aviation. months. that local citizens feel well-informed licensing activities in a seminar science”. In an editorial on 30 May competing sites Lund, Debrecen and and have confidence in ESS. arranged in cooperation with the At the award ceremony at Grand Hotel The exhibition was substantially and the paper stated: “The possibilities [of Bilbao. Physics Today published the Swedish environmental publication, in Lund, Colin Carlile expressed his repeatedly updated in the autumn to The ESS being a complex project, from ESS] are so good that Lund, Leijonborg first long story on ESS ambitions to Miljöaktuellt. thanks to all the different people, who reflect the rapidly moving process. a scientific, technological and political and all researchers in material science save and reuse energy and to become had worked in different ways over There are currently plans to include view, ESS Secretariat seeks to adapt and biology are to be congratulated.” ESS WINS MARKETEER climate-neutral, something that is a period of several years to reach a more hands-on examples showing the its communication to different needs. The Swedish Broadcasting Company OF THE YEAR AWARD exceptional at large science facilities. variety of target groups, while always benefits and discoveries that stem Environmental concerns must be met devoted a part of the programme In October 2009, ESS Scandinavia aiming for the same goal. from using neutrons. with respect, and young, curious minds Studio 1 to ESS on 28 May. received the “Marketeer of the Year”

36 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 37 INCREASING INTERACTION WITH ESS WEB 2.0 REACHING OUT TO SOCIETY The current Minister for Science, The ESS film has been developed Technology and Innovation, Charlotte further in the past year. The film Sahl-Madsen, showed the importance is popular among both scientists STRENGTHENING of ESS to Denmark by taking part in the and the local community as an signing of the agreement between ESS accessible way to explain and visualise AB and FRMII in April 2010. She also the science and technology of ESS and KEY NETWORKS paid a highly appreciated visit to the its positive effects for the region. ESS Secretariat in Lund, together with ESS experimental days are a regular A BROAD NETWORK commitment from four science Members of the Danish Parliament. event that has become something of AND WIDE SUPPORT ministers of the co-hosting nations, THE SCIENCE CORRIDOR: a tradition. Small-scale experiments A large number of individuals, Sweden and Denmark. BUILDING A LEADING for younger people are arranged 4-5 organisations and authorities have The former Swedish Minister for MATERIALS SCIENCE CLUSTER times a year in cooperation with Master been vital in supporting the ESS cause Research and Higher Education, Four large research facilities and unique students in chemistry and physics. At and driving the project forward. Others Lars Leijonborg, brought the ESS competence within materials and life the experimental days, visitors have an are making plans for taking advantage negotiations to a successful conclusion sciences – those are two of the major opportunity to perform experiments on of the scientific possibilities at ESS, in May 2009. Before that, he and his scientific assets that the southern Baltic their own. The experimental days have or planning how the surrounding ministerial staff gave constant and Sea Region has to offer, assets that will been highly appreciated and attract community can prepare for ESS. 200 to 300 persons for each session. ESS IT is supporting the creation of a social media channels in the past invaluable support. His successor, support the setting up of the Science The events will continue to be an large community around the project by year. The preferred channels so far are A PROJECT DRIVEN BY the current Minister for Research and Corridor, stretching from southern important way to communicate with the using web tools based on open source Twitter and YouTube in combination SCIENTISTS Higher Education, Tobias Krantz, and Norway, via Sweden and Denmark to public and especially younger people. code to encourage innovation, social with blogs from various ESS A European project like ESS is an his Ministry have provided crucial northern Germany. interaction and user-generated content. departments. These blogs enable staff exercise in true teamwork. Hundreds support in setting up the company, ESS Senior members of the ESS have This is helping not only to develop the to share everything from expert advice On 25 November in Hamburg a letter of scientists and engineers developed AB, and also in ensuring that ESS AB given more than 200 presentations science and technology of ESS, but also on their specific areas, to live reports on of intent on the Science Corridor was the original ESS technical design, and will have the financial resources to set on the project during the past 12 to integrate the project in society and ESS activities and thoughts on everyday signed between Lund University and many more have contributed to its up a strong central ESS team in Lund. months. These have ranged from major industry. life at ESS. Our blog articles are among the DESY Research Centre. ESS and the most popular content on the ESS improvement in recent years. European conferences such as ECRI in The former Danish Minister for Science, MAX IV in Lund, the XFEL free electron To increase transparency and promote website. Live blogging from ESS events Brdo, Slovenia to international scientific During the past year ESS has Technology and Innovation, Helge laser and the PETRA III synchrotron will dialogue with the ESS community, we and seminars will increase. conferences like ICNS in Tennessee. have established ourselves in different strengthened ties with universities Sander, has shown strong commitment be the central elements of the Corridor. There have also been individual and laboratories to build teams to the ESS project. In April 2009, Helge However, cooperation will also include scientific seminars in academic institutes capable of managing the high- Sander and Lars Leijonborg signed the a large number of existing strong such as Kiel University, specialised technology challenge that the ESS Swedish-Danish co-hosting agreement. scientific environments. presentations to politicians and project entails. The Memorandums interested public groups. N of Understanding between ESS and Forschungsneutronenquelle Hans Meier-Leibnitz (FRMII) in Munich and the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) in Oslo are just two examples. The agreements will ensure that ESS is developed in cooperation with leading Neutron science has a large impact on our lives. scientific environments. In the two new ESS brochures “Neutrons for Science. Neutrons for Society” and “Inside Materials. Seeing SUPPORT FROM FOUR CO- with Neutrons Eyes”, researchers showcase how HOSTING MINISTERS neutrons have been used to understand issues as diverse During the year the ESS project has as mobile phones, packaging materials, biofuels and also enjoyed firm and clearly expressed Alzheimers’ disease.

ESS-FRMII agreement. Colin Carlile, Minister Charlotte Sahl-Madsen, Minister Wolfgang Heubisch, Winfried Petry, FRMII. 38 | ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 ESS ACTIVITY REPORT 2009-2010 | 39 Alnarp Masters students presenting innovative ideas for a sustainable site. LOCATION AUDIENCE / DATE Pisa Eurisol 2009 – March 30, 2009 SELECTED PRESENTATIONS San Fransisco The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society meeting – February, 2009 Uppsala SNSS Annual Meeting – May 20, 2009 Montpellier, France French Neutron Scattering Association meeting – May 28, 2009 Lyngby Nordic Physical Society – June 17, 2009 Tokai, Japan Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) – June 17, 2009 Lund Neutron in Biology conference – June 24, 2009 Tennessee, USA International Conference on Neutron Scattering – May 2009 Vancouver, Canada International Accelerator Conference – May 2009 Stockholm, Sweden Skåne-Stockholm day – November 11, 2009 Lund, Sweden Atomic Culture first international symposium – December 3, 2009 Lund, Sweden Finance Committee of the Swedish Parliament – February 23, 2010 Lund, Sweden Föreningen Samhällsbyggarna, annual meeting – October 8, 2009 The goal is to increase scientific and many student groups devote a presenting inspiring proposals to create Pozna, Poland Poznan Neutron Symposium – May, 2009 exchanges through the sharing of semester to studying ESS. green infrastructures on the ESS and Höör, Sweden Public meeting, Färs och Frosta Sparbank – November 5, 2009 MAX IV site. During the spring of 2010, equipment, the creation of common The Medicon Valley Alliance’s Annual Garching 32nd European neutron Scattering Association Meeting – October, 2009 nanotechnology students from the projects and the setting up of joint Conference in October was entirely Malmö, Sweden Malmö Marketing Association – January, 2010 Lund Institute of Technology have been grants and scholarships. The Science devoted to ESS and the opportunities Stockholm, Sweden Meeting with Ambassadors – November, 2010 working on an ESS-related role-play. Corridor has been chosen as one of the for life science research. In the spring Copenhagen Medicon Valley Alliance Annual Meeting – October 2009 flagship projects in the new EU Baltic of 2009, the Danish Engineering Hamburg Science Corridor Symposium – November, 2009 LOCAL COMMUNITIES Committee of European Municipalities and Regions – April, 2009 Sea Strategy. Association (IDA) held a similar PREPARE FOR ESS AND MAX IV Lund, Sweden Association of Municipalities and Cities in Skåne – May, 2010 conference to identify opportunities NETWORKING Support from local communities for Helsinki, Finland 7th Nordic Workshop on Scattering from Soft Matter – January 27, 2010 for Danish scientists and engineering AROUND THE ÖRESUND the ESS project is truly impressive. companies. Scientists and students in the Almost ten years before the ESS will neighbouring Öresund region are In January, the international students of be inaugurated, local and regional particularly interested in ESS and future the Urban Landscape Dynamics master authorities in the Öresund region have research possibilities. Several sectoral programme at Alnarp Agricultural already started preparing for how to conferences have focused on ESS, University graduated through receive both ESS and MAX IV. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS “Beta Beams – Neutrino Beams”, A large number of politicians and Imperial College Press 2010, by Mats planners within business liaisons, Lindroos (ESS/CERN) & Mauro Mezzetto (INFN, infrastructure, housing, environment describes technical and experimental aspects of and education have started several beta beams, and is a valuable source of information 1. Solubilisation of model adjuvants THANK YOU! projects that will improve the region’s for students, scientists, facility designers and by Pluronic block copolymers, capacity to receive ESS and MAX IV. policy makers.” Melissa A. Sharp, Clive Washington, Terence Cosgrove, Journal of Colloid The ESS project has received tremen- and other critics who have made The planning will be beneficial for and Interface Science, 2010, 344, 438 dous support over the years. We are us improve in many ways. They ESS, since the regional setting is 2. Residual stresses in friction stir 4. Using Neutron Spin-Echo to Williams, S., Nagy, T., Suder, W., thankful for the support of scientists, will contribute to making the ESS important to a large research centre. welding. Investigate Proton Dynamics in Steuwer, A. & Pirling, T. Science and academics, politicians, community project better for all concerned. The project will help to create the best Williams, S. W. & Steuwer, A. in Proton-Conducting Perovskites Technology of Welding and Joining, leaders, ministry staff, civil servants, conditions for hosting a world-leading We also hope that we can soon Lohwasser, D. & Chen, Z. (Eds.) M. Karlsson, D. Engberg, M.E. 14, 717-725. (2009) companies, and many others. research facility and attracting the start giving something back to Friction stir welding: from basics Björketun, A. Matic, G. Wahnström, P. 6. Direct observation of double-k best scientists, within areas such as to applications. Cambridge, UK, G. Sundell, P. Berastegui, I. Ahmed, We are also grateful to the people the surrounding community, for lattice modulation in double-k receiving international staff, innovation Woodhead Publishing (2009). P. Falus, B. Farago, L. Börjesson and of Lund, most of whom see the ESS example through collaborations magnetic structures. The case of systems, infrastructure planning and S. G. Eriksson Chemistry of Materials as an exciting project and a boost with schools and university 3. Progress for the European CeAl2. A. Stunault, J. Schweizer, international schooling. Participating Spallation Source in Scandinavia. (Communication) 22, 740–742 (2010). F. Givord, C. Vettier, C. Detlefs, for the City of Lund. students, encouraging scientific in the project, besides ESS, are: all 33 C. Vettier, C.J. Carlile, P. Carlsson. 5. Welding process impact on residual J-X Boucherle, P. Lejay. Journal of curiosity and interest in science. N We would like to express our municipalities in Skåne, Region Skåne, Nuclear Instruemnts and Methods in stress and distortion. Colegrove, Physics: Cond. Matter 21, 376004 gratitude to the environmentalists Region Blekinge and all the universities Physics Research A 600, 8 (2009). P., Ikeagu, C., Thistlethwaite, A., (2009). in the two regions. N

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TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) from July 2010 INSTRUMENTATION GROUP Provision of Services Emergency Services Peter Böni (Technical University of Munich) Neutron Optics, #
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  ACCELERATOR GROUP Building up of ESS Masatoshi Arai (J-PARC) Solid State Physics, Instrumentation Sweden %
 
 Roland Garoby (CERN) Co-Chair Provision of Land Organisation, Governance %
!   Wim G Bouwman (Technical University of Delft) Food Products, #
 
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 Caterina Biscari (INFN, Frascati) Beam Dynamics Soft Matter, Instrumentation #
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!   Germany %
 
 Giovanni Bisoffi (INFN, Legnaro) SC Technology Laurent Chapon (ISIS STFC) Material science, Instrumentation Companyy %
!   Spain %
 
 Richard Cassel (SLAC, Stanford) Power Supplies Geoffrey Greene (University of Tennessee) Fundamental Physics %
!   Poland %
 
 Robin Ferdinand (CEA, Saclay) Front-end Technology Kenneth Knudsen (IFE Kjeller) Polymer Science %
!   Steering Switzerland Committee %
 
 John Galambos (SNS) Accelerator Design Sean Langridge (ISIS STFC) Interfaces, Surfaces, Instrumentation %
!   Administration & Finance Denmark %
 
 Angel Ibarra (CIEMAT, Madrid, tbc) Controls Kim Lefmann (Niels Bohr Institute) Instrumentation Advisory Subcommittee %
!   Italy %
 
 Philippe Lebrun (CERN) Cryogenics Michael Ohl (FZ-Jülich-SNS) Polymer and Glass Dynamics, %
!   Science Advisory Director Technical Advisory Norway Instrumentation %
 
 Wolf Dietrich Möller (DESY, Hamburg) SC Technology Committee General Committee %
!   Latvia Margarita Russina (Helmholtz Zentrum, Berlin) Instrumentation, %
 
 Uli Ratzinger (IAP, Frankfurt) Front-end Linac %
!   Material Sciences Health & Safety Lithuania Management %
 
 Yoshishige Yamazaki (J-PARC) RF Administration %
!   Helmut Schober (ILL, Grenoble) Material science, Division Estonia %
 
 Dynamics in Solids, Instrumentation Risk & Energy %
!   Management Project Hungary %
 
 TARGET GROUP Torsten Soldner (Technical University of Munich) Directorate %
!   Iceland Fundamental Physics Science Machine %
 
 John Haines (SNS) Co-Chair Directorate Directorate %
!   Project Stephen Bennington (ISIS STFC, Oxford) Moderators Management STAKEHOLDERS GROUP Instruments Accelerator Support Phillip Ferguson (SNS) Target Simulations Division Division Planning Henning Christophersen Ørestad Development Cooperation (Chair) Process Masatochi Futakawa (JAEA, Tokai) Target Technology/Cavitations Science Target Jan-Inge Ahlfridh City of Lund Division Division Configuration Günter Hansen (FZ Jülich) Systems Engineering Control Christine Axelsson Region Skåne Yacine Kadi (CERN) Liquid Metal Targets User Data Management Karl-Fredrik Berggren Linköping University Division Centre Cost Olgerts Lielausis (IPUL) Liquid Metals Control Brita Edholm Region Skåne Janne Wallenius (KTH, Stockholm) Safety & Nuclear technology Ola Fischer County Administrative Board of Skåne Marianne Granfelt Lund University ESS STEERING COMMITTEE from October 2009 SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC) from June 2010 Björn Gålnander Uppsala University Peter Honeth Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Colin Carlile Director, ESS AB Sweden (Chair) SCIENCE GROUP Stig Jörgensen Medicon Valley Alliance Patrik Carlsson Director for Projects, ESS AB David Garzella Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Dimitri Argyriou (Helmholtz Zentrum, Berlin) Chair Pia Kinhult Region Skåne Christian Vettier Director for Science, ESS AB France Christiane Alba-Simionesco (Laboratoire Leon Brillouin, Saclay) Glassy Lars Kloo KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) Therese Welander Head of Administration, ESS AB Materials Leonids Buligins University of Latvia, Riga Kell Mortensen Copenhagen University Arantxa Arbe (University of San Sebastian) Soft Matter Lars Börjesson Swedish Research Council (VR) Nils Mårtensson Director, MAX-lab, Lund University Lise Arleth (Copenhagen University) Life Sciences, Graziano Fortuna National Laboratory of Legnaro, INFN, Italy ESS AB BOARD from April 2010 Tommy Nylander Lund University Soft Matter Björn Jacobsen The Research Council of Norway Sven Landelius Sven Landelius Consulting (Chair) John Renner Hansen Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University Stefan Egelhaaf (Heinrich-Heine University) Soft Matter, Marek Jezabek Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Katarina Bjelke Director General, Ministry of Education Life Sciences Göran Tunhammar County Administrative Board of Skåne Poland Lars Börjesson Secretary General for Research Infrastructure, Enn Lust (Tartu University) Material Science, Colin Carlile Director, ESS AB Mats Johnsson Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden Swedish Research Council Electrochemistry Patrik Carlsson Director for Projects, ESS AB Lars Kolte Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Per Eriksson Vice Chancellor, Lund University Aleksandar Matic (Chalmers University of Technology) Denmark Condensed Matter Physics Lena Gustafsson Vice Chancellor, Umeå University, Joel Mesot Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI, Switzerland (from July 2010) Tommy Nylander (Lund University) Soft Matter, Life Sciences Erika Némethné Jároli National Office for Research and Technology, Julian Oberdisse (Montpellier University 2) Polymers, Soft Matter Budapest, Hungary Alessandro Paciaroni (University of Perugia) Dynamics of Sveinn Olafsson Science Institute of Iceland ESS SCANDINAVIA BOARD November 2009 - April 2010 Biomolecules Bogdan Palosz Polish Academy of Science Per Eriksson Rector, Lund University (Chair) Christian Pfleiderer (Technical University of Munich) Magnetic Materials, Extreme Conditions Caterina Petrillo University of Perugia, Italy Sven Strömqvist Vice-Rector, Lund University (Vice-Chair) Radoslaw Przeniolso (Institute of Experimental Physics, Warsaw) Joaquin Portilla ESS Bilbao, Spain Maria Anvret Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Condensed Matter, Magnetism John Renner Hansen Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark Anders Axelsson Lund Institute of Technology Juan Rodriguez-Carvajal (ILL, Grenoble) Crystallography Laszlo Rosta MTA SZFKI, Budapest, Hungary Jacob Branting Union representative Andrey Zheludev (PSI, Zürich) Condensed Matter Physics Luis Eduardo Ruiz Lopez Ministry of Research and Education, Spain Ingemar Carlstedt Medical Faculty, Lund University Toivo Räim Ministry of Education and Research, Estonia Mats Helmfrid The City of Lund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sebastian Schmidt Forschungszentrum, Jülich, Germany Lars Kolte Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, This second ESS Activity Report has been produced by an ESS Martin Steinacher Ministry of Research, Switzerland Denmark team consisting of Marianne Ekdahl, Karl McFaul, Roger Eriksson Dany Vandromme Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Stacey Sörensen Natural Science Faculty, Lund University and Johan Långberg, and a team from W communication agency: France Christian Stråhlman Association of Student Unions Catherine Hailes, Olle Olsson, Bryan Ralph, Hillevi Herzog and Beatrix Vierkorn-Rudolph Federal Ministry of Education and Research, at Lund University Lisa Quinn. Thank you all! Germany Jerker Swanstein Region Skåne Stanislovas Zurauskas Ministry of Education and Science, Lithuania

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