- National Synchrotron Light Source II
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NSLS-II 
Artist conception of the NSLS-IIGeneral information Type Research and Development Facility Town or city Upton Country United States Construction started 2009 Cost $912,000,000USD[1] Technical details Floor area 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2) [2] Design and construction Owner Department of Energy Main contractor Torcon, Inc. [3] Architecture firm HDR, Inc. Website NSLS-II Website The National Synchrotron Light Source II, or NSLS-II, is currently being constructed at Brookhaven National Laboratory and will cost $912,000,000USD.[1] The NSLS-II will replace the current NSLS. Construction of NSLS-II began in 2009 and operations are expected in 2015.[4] NSLS-II will be a new state-of-the-art, medium-energy electron storage ring operating at 3 GeV. It is designed to produce x-rays more than 10,000 times brighter than the current NSLS.[4]
Project
The NSLS-II storage ring will be about a half mile long (792 m)[5] and there will be 60 to 80 beamlines.[6] NSLS-II is designed to deliver photons with high average spectral brightness in the 2 keV to 10 keV energy range exceeding 1021 ph/s/0.1%BW/mm2/mrad2.[5] The spectral flux density should exceed 1015 ph/s/0.1%BW in all spectral ranges.[5] This is considered cutting-edge performance and requires the storage ring to support a very high-current electron beam of 500 mA. The ring will operate at 3 GeV, which is considered medium range, yet the brightness and flux are what will make NSLS-II unique.
References
- ^ a b "NSLS-II Project Data Sheet is for PED/Construction". Dept. of Energy. http://www.science.doe.gov/obp/FY_11_Budget/07-SC-06,%20NSLS-II.pdf. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "First Concrete Poured for NSLS-II Ring Building". bnl.gov. http://www.bnl.gov/today/story.asp?ITEM_NO=1349. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ "NSLS-II Contract Will Mean Hundreds of Jobs for Long Island". bnl.gov. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=910. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ a b "About the NSLS-II Project". BNL.gov. http://www.bnl.gov/nsls2/. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "NSLS-II Source Properties and Floor Layout". BNL.gov. http://www.bnl.gov/nsls2/docs/PDF/SourceProperties.pdf. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ Jacobson, Aileen (3 May 2009). "Brookhaven Finds Its Star on the Rise". NYTimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/nyregion/long-island/03labli.html. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
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