SESAME and beyond

Journal Article · Fri May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan6880· OSTI ID:1390712

Mtingwa, Sekazi K. ^[1]; Winick, Herman ^[2]

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1. Triangle Science, Education, & Economic Development, LLC, Hillsborough, NC (United States)
2. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Last week, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, the Palestinian Authority, and Turkey, as well as other nations and international organizations, gathered in Jordan to inaugurate the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) project. Having persevered through two decades of political and financial challenges, this complex machine is poised to run its first experiments this year. Indeed, SESAME represents the power of science in bringing together countries—even those with frayed relations—under a common goal of advancing knowledge for the benefit of all humankind. The triumph of SESAME, and the outpouring of research results from other light sources around the world, have spurred interest in building synchrotrons in developing countries.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 1390712
• Journal Information: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6340 Vol. 356; ISSN 0036-8075
• Publisher: AAAS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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