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Title: SESAME and beyond

Abstract

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.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  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)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1390712
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 356; Journal Issue: 6340; Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
AAAS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Mtingwa, Sekazi K., and Winick, Herman. SESAME and beyond. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1126/science.aan6880.
Mtingwa, Sekazi K., & Winick, Herman. SESAME and beyond. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan6880
Mtingwa, Sekazi K., and Winick, Herman. Fri . "SESAME and beyond". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan6880. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1390712.
@article{osti_1390712,
title = {SESAME and beyond},
author = {Mtingwa, Sekazi K. and Winick, Herman},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1126/science.aan6880},
journal = {Science},
number = 6340,
volume = 356,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Fri May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}