まとめ
新しいシンクロトロン放射実験室であるコーネル高等エネルギーシンクロトロン源 (CHESS) が完成に近づいている. この施設は,国民に提供されるものとなる.
科学分野:
- マテリアルサイエンス 材料科学
- 物理 物理学 物理学とは
- 化学 化学は化学です.
背景:
- コーネル大学は,新しいシンクロトロン放射線研究室を設立しています.
- この施設は,コーネル高エネルギーシンクロトロン源 (CHESS) と呼ばれ,コーネル電子貯蔵リング (CESR) を利用する.
- 高エネルギー物理実験に寄生して作用する.
研究 の 目的:
- 国家科学コミュニティに先進的な研究ツールにアクセスできるようにする.
- アメリカ合衆国で最も強い高エネルギーX線の調節可能な源を確立するために.
- 高エネルギーX線能力を必要とする幅広い科学調査を支援する.
主な方法:
- 80億電子ボルトの電子ポジトロン貯蔵リング (CESR) を利用しています.
- 寄生的なモードで操作し,高エネルギー物理実験とリソースを共有します.
- 貯蔵された電子とポジトロンビームによって生成された高エネルギーフォトンの抽出と利用.
主要な成果:
- 電子とポジトロンビームはCESR内で成功裏に保存されています.
- 最初の光子は貯蔵リングから抽出されました.
- CHESS施設は完成に近づいており,運用準備が整っています.
結論:
- CHESSは間もなく,完全に機能する全国シンクロトロン放射線研究所となる.
- この施設は,高エネルギーX線研究のための主要な国家資源になる準備が整っています.
- そのユニークな能力によって,科学的な発見を大幅に前進させるでしょう.
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