An important stage in the commissioning of the megascience facility, the Siberian Ring Photon Source (SKIF), has been completed in Siberia. An electron beam with an energy of 3 gigaelectronvolts (GeV) has been transferred from the booster synchrotron to the main storage ring, according to the press service of the Novosibirsk Region government. This will allow for the generation of synchrotron radiation with record brightness in the near future, which will form the basis for studying materials at the atomic level.
SKIF is the first fourth-generation synchrotron radiation source in Russia and the most powerful in the world. The complex allows studying the structure and behavior of matter with unprecedented accuracy. The electron beam, passing through the magnetic systems of the ring, generates X-ray and ultraviolet radiation, which is directed to experimental stations for scientists to work with.
The length of the storage ring is 476 meters, and it consists of 112 links with magnetic-vacuum assemblies and high-frequency resonators that maintain the operating energy of the beam. Frontends for extracting synchrotron radiation are installed in the tunnel, and the equipment is equipped with thermostabilization, radiation, and fire safety systems.
According to Evgeny Levichev, Director of the SKIF Shared Resource Center, the successful transfer of the beam was made possible thanks to the coordinated work of scientists and engineers. This opens the way for round-the-clock operation of the storage ring and the start of experimental research.
