Mersen - a global expert in electrical power and advanced materials, has made a key technological contribution to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid.

Mersen provided structural parts for the large silicon carbide (SiC) telescope to Airbus Defence and Space, the main developer of the payload module. Other major Euclid components, such as the structure of the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille’s NISP[1] instrument, were made by Mersen Boostec using SiC.

A lightweight, robust ceramic SiC is sought after in telescopes for its thermomechanical properties, making it possible to capture very high-resolution images with exceptional precision.

Thanks to these unique properties, Mersen is able to offer silicon carbide products for a wide range of other markets, including as the semiconductor industry, optical, scientific instrumentation, pharmaceuticals.