22 November 2017
First light for pioneering SESAME light source
Allan, Jordan, 22 November 2017. At 10.50 this morning, scientists at SESAME saw First Monochromatic Light through the XAFS/XRF (X-ray absorption fine structure/X-ray fluorescence) spectroscopy beamline, signalling the start of the laboratory’s experimental programme. This beamline, SESAME’s first to come on stream, delivers X-ray light that will be used to carry out research in areas ranging from solid state physics to environmental science and archaeology.
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