Laboratory Support Group

The Laboratory Support Group (LSG) offers support in experimental research and in teaching activities within the Department of Physics.

At our location in the HPF building you will find support in the areas media installations, cryogenic and press gases as well as in issues regarding infrastructure.

At our location in the HPR building we provide support regarding vacuum technology. We also offer a coating service and a workshop for special laboratory technology and repairs.

Operations Group
(Photo: ETH Zurich/D-PHYS Heidi Hostettler)

Services

Vacuum / UHV lab support

Vacuum / UHV leak detection

Mechanical lab support

Electrical lab support

Lab installations

Vacuum helpdesk

  • guidance in vacuum solutions
  • evaluation of components, pumps and measurement devices

Development

  • realization and optimization of experimental setups
  • development of specific mechanical techniques and solutions

Repairs of special laboratory equipment

Service for prevacuum pumps

  • rotary vane pumps
  • scroll pumps
  • diaphragm pumps

Vacuum soldering, oxide free soldering (max. diameter 80mm, max. lenght 500mm)

  • special soldering solutions on request
  • stainless steel to stainless steel
  • copper to stainless steel
  • silver to copper

Adhesive technology

  • special adhesive solutions
  • vacuum adhesive solutions
  • cryogenic adhesive solutions

Lapping service

  • lapping of surfaces

Stock management

  • commonly used gases can be ordered from the D-PHYS shop
  • pressure reducing
  • safety brackets

Special gases

  • order service and price information
  • security-related issues

Consultation

  • safety
  • handling
  • installations
  • leak detection

Supply

For information about the gas liquefaction facility at the Department of Physics, please visit this page.

Consultation

  • water and gas installations
  • interfacing to building and construction services

Support

  • support for transport of large equipment
  • loaning of leak detectors

People

Janis Lütolf

Head

Janis Lütolf
  • HPV F 58
  • +41 44 633 22 64
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Betriebe D-PHYS
Robert-Gnehm-Weg 15
8093 Zürich
Switzerland

Dursun Aydin

Dursun Aydin

   

Dursun Aydin
  • HPF C 7
  • +41 44 633 26 60
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Labor Support Gruppe
Otto-Stern-Weg 1
8093 Zürich
Switzerland

Milos Jovanovic

Milos Jovanovic

   

Milos Jovanovic
  • HPF C 7
  • +41 44 633 22 38
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Labor Support Gruppe
Otto-Stern-Weg 1
8093 Zürich
Switzerland

Martin Klöckner

Martin Klöckner

   

Martin Klöckner
  • HPR E 86.1
  • +41 44 633 08 39
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Labor Support Gruppe
Joseph-von-Deschwanden-Platz 1
8093 Zürich
Switzerland

Michael Leopold

Michael Leopold

   

Michael Leopold
  • HPR E 86.1
  • +41 44 633 27 33
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Labor Support Gruppe
Joseph-von-Deschwanden-Platz 1
8093 Zürich
Switzerland

David Stapfer

   

David Stapfer
  • HPR E 86.1
  • +41 44 632 32 55
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Labor Support Gruppe
Joseph-von-Deschwanden-Platz 1
8093 Zürich
Switzerland

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