Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, a division of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, is operated by Stanford University for the Department of Energy. SSRL is a National User Facility which provides synchrotron radiation, a name given to x-rays or light produced by electrons circulating in a storage ring (SPEAR) at nearly the speed of light. These extremely bright x-rays can be used to investigate various forms of matter ranging from objects of atomic and molecular size to man-made materials with unusual properties. The obtained information and knowledge is of great value to society, with impact in areas such as the environment, future technologies, health, and education.ref|home
The SSRL provides experimental facilities to some 2,000 academic and industrial scientists working in such varied fields as drug design, environmental cleanup, electronics, and x-ray imaging.ref|stohr
History
Directors
# Sebastian Doniach 1973-1977
# Arthur Bienenstock 1978-1998
# Keith Hodgson 1998-2005
# Joachim Stöhr 2005-
Notable Experiments
Facilities
"listed by Beamline and Station"
*BL11-3 Materials Science Scattering, Reflectivity and Single Crystal Diffraction Experiments. Uses to date include: study of structure in organic, metal, and semiconductor thin films and multilayers; study of charge-density waves in rare earth tri-tellurides; study of "in-situ" growth of biogenic minerals; partial determination of texture in recrystallized pumice; quick determination of single crystal orientation.ref|BL11-3-05-08
*BL 1-5, 7-1, 9-1, 9-2, 11-1, 11-3, 12-2 These beamlines are used for macromolecular x-ray crystallography. All of the beamlines are for general use, except for beamline 12-2, which was funded in part by Caltech via a gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. As a result, 33% of beamtime on 12-2 is reserved for Caltech researchers.
External links
* [http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/newsletters/headlines/headlines.html SSRL Headline News] A Monthly Digital Publication
* [http://www.lightsources.org Lightsources.org]
References
# [http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/ SSRL Home page]
#cite web | author=Woods, Heather Rock | title=Stöhr to Direct Synchrotron Radiation Lab | publisher=Menlo Park, CA: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center | date=September 27, 2005 | work=Press Release | url=http://home.slac.stanford.edu/pressreleases/2005/20050927b.htm | accessdate=September 28 | accessyear=2005
#:cite journal | author=Dunn, Lisa | title= [http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/newsletters/headlines/headlines_8-05.html#Beamlines Update on SSRL Beam Lines and Techniques] | journal=SSRL Headline News | volume=6 | issue=2 | month=August | year=2005 | pages=n.p.
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