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Virtual Visitor Center at SLAC

SSRL: Other Synchrotron Radiation Laboratories

The following are a just a few of the other laboratories, located world-wide, supporting synchrotron radiation research.

ALS
Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
From their "About the ALS" page you can find out how the ALS works, take a virtual tour of an ALS beamline, or learn how the ALS is used in scientific research.
APS
Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory
Enter their "Introduction to the Advanced Photon Source" page, then take a look at How the APS Generates High-Brilliance X-Rays Beams.
CHESS
Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source supported by the National Science Foundation
Follow through the CHESS Facility Description to learn about the history and mission of the lab as well as the facilities it encompasses.
CLS
Canadian Light Source to be located on the University of Saskatchewan campus
The CLS Introduction offers a synopsis of this project's history, design, beamlines, and funding.
ELETTRA
ELETTRA Synchrotron Light Source in Trieste, Italy
Take a virtual tour of the ELLETRA Synchrotron Laboratory.
SPring-8
Super Photon ring-8Gev, operated by JASRI
Their overview page describes the lab, it's campus, facilities, beamlines, operation and a bit about synchrotron radiation and it's contribution to advanced research.
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