Third-generation synchrotron light sources

Conference · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10149423

Schlachter, A S ^[1]; Wuilleumier, F J ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
2. Universite Paris Sud, Orsay (France); eds.

X rays are a powerful probe of matter because they interact with electrons in atoms, molecules, and solids. They are commonly produced by relativistic electrons or positrons stored in a synchrotron. Recent advances in technology are leading to the development of a new third generation of synchrotron radiation sources that produce vacuum-ultraviolet and x-ray beams of unprecedented brightness. These new sources are characterized by a very low electron-beam emittance and by long straight sections to accommodate permanent-magnet undulators and wigglers. Several new low-energy light sources, including the Advanced Light Source, presently under construction at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and ELETTRA, presently being constructed in Trieste, will deliver the world`s brightest synchrotron radiation in the VUV and soft x-ray regions of the spectrum. Applications include atomic and molecular physics and chemistry, surface and materials science, microscopy, and life sciences.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 10149423
• Report Number(s): LBL--34749; CONF-9206445--3; ON: DE94011375
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AUXILIARIES AND COMPONENTS
BEAM EMITTANCE
BRIGHTNESS
FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
SOFT X RADIATION
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES
WIGGLER MAGNETS