Physics:High Energy Photon Source

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High Energy Photon Source
General properties
Accelerator typeSynchrotron light source
Beam typeelectron
Target typelight source
Beam properties
Maximum energy6 GeV
Maximum brightness1×1022 ph./s/0.1%/mm2/mrad2
Physical properties
Circumference1360.4 m
LocationBeijing, China
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 40°22′58″N 116°41′41″E / 40.38278°N 116.69472°E / 40.38278; 116.69472
InstitutionInstitute of High Energy Physics
Dates of operation2026 - present

The High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) (Chinese: 高能同步辐射光源) is a diffraction-limited storage ring synchrotron light source producing hard x-ray radiations for scientific applications that will be built in the Huairou District in suburban Beijing, with estimated completion in 2025.[1][2][3][4] With electron energy of 6 GeV, the facility is the first high-energy synchrotron light source in China.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. Science, doi:10.1126/science.aal0618
  2. Zhao, 2017

References

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