Customer story from CERN

CERN is the birthplace of countless scientific achievements. The cradle of modern nuclear research. We are very proud to contribute to this impressive tradition.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research was established in 1954 and operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. The Geneva-based research organization is globally recognized for its groundbreaking experiments with accelerating particles.

The mission

The first contact Scandinova’s co-founder Mikael Lindholm had with CERN took place during a job interview in 1993. However, it would not be until 1999 that the company developed a system that would end up at CERN. ScandiNova presented a revolutionizing solid-state technology that interested the CERN team and over time led to new projects including our high-power pulse modulators.

The outcome

ScandiNova has over years delivered a total of eight custom made solid state systems to CERN. The latest, a small test modulator, was delivered in 2017.

What do our modulators add to the CERN project? The most important features, compared to the old technology, are better reliability, pulse performance, greater overall stability and the ability to develop a compact system that takes up less space.
Last but not least: better diagnostics and a dynamic interface where the user is able to adjust the pulse length and shape.