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Present status of the pohang light source
1Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784 Korea.
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
|July 21, 2004
Summary
The Pohang Light Source (PLS), Korea's premier synchrotron facility, offers advanced research capabilities. It supports diverse scientific investigations with its high-performance accelerators and expanding beamline infrastructure.
Area of Science:
- * Accelerator Physics and Synchrotron Radiation Science
Background:
- * The Pohang Light Source (PLS) is Korea's first large-scale accelerator complex, serving as a national user facility.
- * It utilizes synchrotron radiation for basic and applied scientific research.
Purpose of the Study:
- * To detail the infrastructure and operational status of the Pohang Light Source (PLS).
- * To outline the current and future capabilities of the PLS for scientific users.
Main Methods:
- * Description of the PLS accelerator complex: a 2 GeV linac injector and a low-emittance storage ring.
- * Details of the linac (150 m length, eleven 80 MW klystrons) and storage ring (TBA-lattice, 12 super-periods, 280 m circumference).
- * Overview of beamline development and operational status.
Main Results:
- * Accelerators commissioned in December 1994, with annual operation exceeding 4600 h in 1996.
- * User service time expected to reach 3500 h in 1997.
- * Six beamlines currently operating, supporting diverse research areas including ARUPS, EXAFS, and X-ray diffraction.
Conclusions:
- * The PLS is a fully operational national user facility with significant operational hours and a growing number of active beamlines.
- * A long-term plan is in place to construct three new beamlines annually, enhancing research capacity.