Muon Spectroscopy School
from
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 (14:00)
to
Wednesday, 21 January 2026 (16:30)
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
15:00
Arrival
Arrival
15:00 - 18:30
18:30
Get together
Get together
18:30 - 19:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
19:00
Dinner
Dinner
19:00 - 20:30
Thursday, 15 January 2026
07:30
Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Opening remarks and overview
-
Thomas Prokscha
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Opening remarks and overview
Thomas Prokscha
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
08:30 - 09:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Adrian Hillier**
09:00
Introduction to muon spin spectroscopy
-
Rhea Stewart
(
ISIS
)
Introduction to muon spin spectroscopy
(Introduction)
Rhea Stewart
(
ISIS
)
09:00 - 10:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Thomas Prokscha**
10:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Quantum Muon 1
-
Stephen Blundell
(
University of Oxford
)
Quantum Muon 1
(Introduction)
Stephen Blundell
(
University of Oxford
)
10:30 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Andrin Doll**
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30
Magnetism 1
-
Pierre Dalmas de Réotier
(
CEA and Université Grenoble Alpes
)
Magnetism 1
(Magnetism)
Pierre Dalmas de Réotier
(
CEA and Université Grenoble Alpes
)
13:30 - 14:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Jonas Krieger**
14:30
Superconductivity 1
-
Roberto De Renzi
(
University of Parma
)
Superconductivity 1
(Superconductivity)
Roberto De Renzi
(
University of Parma
)
14:30 - 15:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
Chair: Jonas Krieger
15:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Polarization functions 1
-
Pierre Dalmas de Réotier
(
CEA and Université Grenoble Alpes
)
Polarization functions 1
(Polarization functions)
Pierre Dalmas de Réotier
(
CEA and Université Grenoble Alpes
)
16:00 - 17:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
Chair: Rhea Stewart
17:00
Elemental Analysis 1
-
Adrian Hillier
(
ISIS
)
Elemental Analysis 1
(Semiconductors)
Adrian Hillier
(
ISIS
)
17:00 - 18:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Rhea Stewart**
18:00
Break
Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:30
History of muSR
-
Roberto De Renzi
(
University of Parma
)
History of muSR
(Introduction)
Roberto De Renzi
(
University of Parma
)
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Alex Amato**
19:30
Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00
21:00
Student input: Student input (poster)
Student input (poster)
21:00 - 22:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
Friday, 16 January 2026
07:30
Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Quantum Muon 2
-
Stephen Blundell
(
University of Oxford
)
Quantum Muon 2
(Introduction)
Stephen Blundell
(
University of Oxford
)
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Andrin Doll**
09:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Muon sites 1: Introduction
-
Alex Amato
(
PSI
)
Muon sites 1: Introduction
(Simulation)
Alex Amato
(
PSI
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Roberto de Renzi**
11:00
Muon sites 2: DFT+mu concepts
-
Pietro Bonfa'
(
University of Modena
)
Muon sites 2: DFT+mu concepts
(Simulation)
Pietro Bonfa'
(
University of Modena
)
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Roberto de Renzi**
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
15:15
Discussions with Speakers
Discussions with Speakers
(Discussions)
15:15 - 15:45
Room: Rigi-Saal
15:45
School Photo
School Photo
15:45 - 16:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
16:00
Polarization functions 2
-
Pierre Dalmas de Réotier
(
CEA and Université Grenoble Alpes
)
Polarization functions 2
(Polarization functions)
Pierre Dalmas de Réotier
(
CEA and Université Grenoble Alpes
)
16:00 - 17:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Rhea Stewart** Slides, see Polarization functions 1
17:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
17:00 - 17:30
17:30
High pressure/strain
-
Roustem Khassanov
(
PSI
)
High pressure/strain
(Specialized μSR applicaitons)
Roustem Khassanov
(
PSI
)
17:30 - 18:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Martin Mansson**
18:30
Magnetism 2
-
Stephen Blundell
(
University of Oxford
)
Magnetism 2
(Magnetism)
Stephen Blundell
(
University of Oxford
)
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Martin Mansson**
19:30
Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00
21:00
Student input: Student input (poster)
Student input (poster)
21:00 - 22:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
Saturday, 17 January 2026
07:30
Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Superconductivity 2
-
Roberto De Renzi
(
University of Parma
)
Superconductivity 2
(Superconductivity)
Roberto De Renzi
(
University of Parma
)
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Jonas Krieger**
09:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Magnetism 3
-
Stephen Blundell
(
University of Oxford
)
Magnetism 3
(Magnetism)
Stephen Blundell
(
University of Oxford
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Francis Pratt**
11:00
High field
-
Zurab Guguchia
(
PSI
)
High field
(Specialized μSR applicaitons)
Zurab Guguchia
(
PSI
)
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Francis Pratt**
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30
workshop: Workshop 1
Workshop 1
13:30 - 16:30
Room: SunSet II
workshop: Workshop 1
Workshop 1
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
workshop: Workshop 1
Workshop 1
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Panorama II
workshop: Workshop 1
Workshop 1
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Kulm
16:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
Muon production
-
Alex Amato
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Muon production
(Complementarity of μSR)
Alex Amato
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
17:00 - 18:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Thomas Prokscha**
18:00
Break
Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:30
Energy Materials
-
Martin Månsson
(
KTH Stockholm
)
Energy Materials
(Soft matter, Chemistry and Energy Materials)
Martin Månsson
(
KTH Stockholm
)
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Alex Amato**
19:30
Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00
Sunday, 18 January 2026
07:30
Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Complementarity with neutron scattering
-
Bella Lake
Complementarity with neutron scattering
(Introduction)
Bella Lake
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Alex Amato**
09:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Instrumentation
-
Kenji Kojima
(
TRIUMF
)
Instrumentation
(Instrumentation)
Kenji Kojima
(
TRIUMF
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Adrian Hillier**
11:00
LEM applications
-
Thomas Prokscha
(
PSI
)
LEM applications
(Specialized μSR applicaitons)
Thomas Prokscha
(
PSI
)
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Adrian Hillier**
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
19:30
Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00
21:00
Elemental analysis 2
-
Michael Heiss
(
PSI
)
Elemental analysis 2
(Elemental analysis)
Michael Heiss
(
PSI
)
21:00 - 22:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Rhea Stewart**
Monday, 19 January 2026
07:30
Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Chemistry
-
Joseph Wright
(
Univeristy of East Anglia
)
Chemistry
(Soft matter, Chemistry and Energy Materials)
Joseph Wright
(
Univeristy of East Anglia
)
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Francis Pratt**
09:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Complementarity with X-ray techniques
-
Jonas Andreas Krieger
(
PSI
)
Complementarity with X-ray techniques
(Soft matter, Chemistry and Energy Materials)
Jonas Andreas Krieger
(
PSI
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Kenji Kojima**
11:00
External Stimuli
-
Andrin Doll
(
PSI
)
External Stimuli
(Specialized μSR applicaitons)
Andrin Doll
(
PSI
)
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Kenji Kojima**
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
15:30
Discussions with Speakers
Discussions with Speakers
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
16:00
workshop: Workshop 1
Workshop 1
16:00 - 17:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
workshop: Workshop 2
Workshop 2
16:00 - 17:30
Room: Panorama II
workshop: Workshop 3
Workshop 3
16:00 - 17:30
Room: SunSet II
workshop: Workshop 4
Workshop 4
16:00 - 17:30
Room: Kulm
17:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
17:30 - 18:00
18:00
workshop: Workshop 1
Workshop 1
18:00 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
workshop: Workshop 2
Workshop 2
18:00 - 19:30
Room: Panorama II
workshop: Workshop 3
Workshop 3
18:00 - 19:30
Room: SunSet II
workshop: Workshop 4
Workshop 4
18:00 - 19:30
Room: Kulm
19:30
Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00
21:00
Particle physics
-
Angela Papa
(
PSI
)
Particle physics
(Evening sessions)
Angela Papa
(
PSI
)
21:00 - 22:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Thomas Prokscha**
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
07:30
Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Semiconductors 1
-
Rui Vilao
(
University of Coimbra
)
Semiconductors 1
(Semiconductors)
Rui Vilao
(
University of Coimbra
)
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Kenji Kojima**
09:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Complementarity with resonance techniques
-
Andrej Zorko
(
Jožef Stefan Institute
)
Complementarity with resonance techniques
(Specialized μSR applicaitons)
Andrej Zorko
(
Jožef Stefan Institute
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Andrin Doll**
11:00
Facilities and instruments
Facilities and instruments
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Martin Mansson**
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30
workshop: Workshop 1
Workshop 1
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
workshop: Workshop 2
Workshop 2
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Panorama II
workshop: Workshop 3
Workshop 3
13:30 - 16:30
Room: SunSet II
workshop: Workshop 4
Workshop 4
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Kulm
16:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
Before/during the experiment
Before/during the experiment
(Proposal writing)
17:00 - 17:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Martin Mansson**
17:30
Discussions with Speakers
Discussions with Speakers
17:30 - 18:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:00
Break
Break
18:00 - 18:15
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:15
Future Capabilities
-
Zaher Salman
(
PSI
)
Peter Baker
(
ISIS
)
Future Capabilities
(Future of μSR)
Zaher Salman
(
PSI
)
Peter Baker
(
ISIS
)
18:15 - 19:15
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Adrian Hillier**
19:15
Closing remarks
-
Local Organizers
Closing remarks
Local Organizers
19:15 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
**Chair: Adrian Hillier**
19:30
Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
07:30
Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Departure
Departure
08:30 - 09:00
09:00
optional: Travel to PSI
optional: Travel to PSI
09:00 - 13:00
13:00
optional: PSI facility tour
optional: PSI facility tour
13:00 - 16:30