Third-generation synchrotron light sources
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
- 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; TRN: 94:005610
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: NATO Advanced Study Institute workshop,Maratea (Italy),28 Jun - 10 Jul 1992; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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