LINAC2026 - 33rd Linear Accelerator Conference

Beam commissioning of the ESS accelerator: Results and Challenges

MO2A002

17 Aug 2026, 11:30

20m

2F Grand Ballroom (Daejeon Convention Center)

Invited Talk (Invitation Only) MC3.A04: Proton linac projects MO2A - Invited Talks

Speaker

Sofia Johannesson (European Spallation Source)

Description

In 2025, the beam produced by the European Spallation Source (ESS) accelerator, a 600 m-long superconducting proton machine, first reached the beam dump. This presentation will give an overview over the results achieved during the commissioning rounds in 2025 and 2026, and the challenges remaining for high power and user operation.