11 July 2011: The first steps towards synchrotron light: electrons fired out of an electron gun race into the linear accelerator (pictured), travelling through a series of chambers with electric fields that alternate as the electrons pass through. The electrons always see a positive field ahead of them, which they accelerate towards, reaching almost light-speed before they are injected into the booster synchrotron. Photo by @russss. See more of Russ Garrett’s photos of Diamond.
Posted on Monday July 11th
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Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. By accelerating electrons to near light-speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infra-red to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research and development across a range of scientific disciplines including structural biology, physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, earth and environmental sciences.Please do not copy and use these images without our permission. Contact Sarah Boundy for image use permission and/or high-res versions. We are happy to help.
