15 August 2011: Electrons with an energy of 0.1 GeV are injected from the linac into the booster synchrotron (pictured). Thirty six dipole bending magnets are used to curve the electrons around the bends. A radio frequency voltage source is used to accelerate the electrons in the straight sections. To maintain a fixed radius of curvature, the magnetic field produced by the bending magnets is increased (up to a maximum of 0.8 Tesla) as the electron energy rises up to a final extraction energy of 3 GeV, ready for the storage ring.
Posted on Monday August 15th
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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.
