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CHESS: The New Synchrotron Radiation Facility at Cornell.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|October 12, 1979
Summary
A new synchrotron radiation laboratory, the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), is nearing completion. This facility will offer the nation
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Physics
- Chemistry
Background:
- Cornell University is establishing a new synchrotron radiation laboratory.
- The facility, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), will utilize the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR).
- It operates parasitically to high-energy physics experiments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a national scientific community with access to advanced research tools.
- To establish the most intense tunable source of high-energy X-rays in the United States.
- To support a wide range of scientific investigations requiring high-energy X-ray capabilities.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing an 8-billion-electron-volt electron-positron storage ring (CESR).
- Operating in a parasitic mode, sharing resources with high-energy physics experiments.
- Extracting and utilizing high-energy photons generated by stored electron and positron beams.
Main Results:
- Electron and positron beams have been successfully stored within CESR.
- The first photons have been extracted from the storage ring.
- The CHESS facility is nearing completion and operational readiness.
Conclusions:
- CHESS will soon be a fully operational national synchrotron radiation laboratory.
- The facility is poised to become a leading national resource for high-energy X-ray research.
- It will significantly advance scientific discovery through its unique capabilities.
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