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[[File:KCSR KI Building South Side.JPG|thumb|300px|Kurchatov synchrotron radiation source.]]

The '''Kurchatov Center for Synchrotron Radiation and Nanotechnology''' ('''KCSRN''') is a Russian interdisciplinary institute for [[Physics:Synchrotron|synchrotron]]-based research. The source is used for research in fields such as [[Biology:Biology|biology]], [[Chemistry:Chemistry|chemistry]], [[Physics:Physics|physics]] and palaeontology.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kcsni.nrcki.ru/en.shtml |title=KCSNI |access-date=2020-11-12}}</ref>

As with all synchrotron sources, the Kurchatov source is a user facility.

== History ==
Construction began in 1986. The intended completion date in 1989 was pushed back due to economic difficulties causing delays. The building was finally completed in December, 1999.

== Electron accelerator ==
The electron accelerator for the Kurchatov synchrotron was built by [[Organization:Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics|Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics]], a world leader in accelerator physics. The magnetic structure  is very similar to that of the [[Organization:Angströmquelle Karlsruhe|ANKA]] synchrotron in [[Place:Karlsruhe|Karlsruhe]]. The accelerator includes an injection system, the Sibir-1 booster and the Sibir-2 [[Physics:Storage ring|storage ring]]. Injection is done at 450 MeV, but an upgrade program was expected to raise the energy level.

Radiation is generated by bending magnets at {{val|1.7|ul=T}}. Critical energy is {{val|7.1|ul=keV}} and superconducting high-field wiggler offers {{val|7.5|u=T}}, with 19 poles.

{| class="standard"
 !Accelerator parameters
 !Sibir-2
 !Sibir-1
 |-
 |Energy, GeV
 !2.5
 !0.45
 |-
 |Current, mA
 !100
 !150
 |-
 |Circud || 14 beamlines, mostly for soft and hard [[Physics:X-ray|x-ray]]s ||
|}

==References==
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