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CHESS: La nueva instalación de radiación sincrotrón en Cornell
Resumen
Un nuevo laboratorio de radiación sincrotrón, la Fuente de Sincrotrón de Alta Energía de Cornell (CHESS, por sus siglas en inglés), está casi terminado. Esta instalación se ofrecerá a la nación.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencia de los materiales Ciencia de los materiales.
- Física Física es la física de las cosas.
- Química Química es la química.
Sus antecedentes:
- La Universidad de Cornell está estableciendo un nuevo laboratorio de radiación sincrotrón.
- La instalación, llamada Fuente de Sincrotrón de Alta Energía de Cornell (CHESS), utilizará el Anillo de Almacenamiento de Electrones de Cornell (CESR).
- Funciona como un parásito para los experimentos de física de alta energía.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Proporcionar a la comunidad científica nacional acceso a herramientas avanzadas de investigación.
- Para establecer la fuente sintonizable más intensa de rayos X de alta energía en los Estados Unidos.
- Para apoyar una amplia gama de investigaciones científicas que requieren capacidades de rayos X de alta energía.
Principales métodos:
- Utilizando un anillo de almacenamiento de electrones-positrones (CESR) de 8 mil millones de electrones-voltios.
- Operando en un modo parasitario, compartiendo recursos con experimentos de física de alta energía.
- Extraer y utilizar fotones de alta energía generados por haces de electrones y positrones almacenados.
Principales resultados:
- Los haces de electrones y positrones se han almacenado con éxito dentro del CESR.
- Los primeros fotones han sido extraídos del anillo de almacenamiento.
- La instalación CHESS está a punto de terminar y está lista para funcionar.
Conclusiones:
- CHESS pronto será un laboratorio nacional de radiación sincrotrón completamente operativo.
- La instalación está preparada para convertirse en un recurso nacional líder para la investigación de rayos X de alta energía.
- Avanzará significativamente el descubrimiento científico a través de sus capacidades únicas.
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