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Kurchatov Center for Synchrotron Radiation and Nanotechnology

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Kurchatov synchrotron radiation source.

Kurchatov synchrotron radiation source or Kurchatov center for synchrotron radiation (KCSR) is an interdiciplinary institute for synchrotron based research. The source is used for research in biology, chemistry, physics, paleoantology etc.

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

History

The construction of KCSR started in 1986. The building was generally finished in 1989 but due to economy situation it was moving extremely slow and commissioning was done only in December 1999.

Electon Accelerator

Electron accelerator for Kurchatov synchrotron was built by Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, one of the world leaders in accelerator physics. Magnetic structure of Sibir-2 is very similar with magnetic structure of ANKA sychrotron in Karlsruhe. Accelerator includes injection system, booster Sibir-1 and storage ring Sibir-2. At the present time injection is done at 450 MeV, but there is an upgrade program for Top-Up reguime.

The radiation is generated by bending magnets 1.7 T, critical energy is 7.1 keV, and superconducting high-field wiggler - 7.5 T, 19 poles.

Accelerator parameters «Sibir-2» «Sibir-1»
Energy, GeV 2.5 0.45
Current, mA 100 150
Circumference, m 124.1 8.7
Number of bending mangets 24 8
Lifetime, hours 20 6

Beamlines

Up to now at Sibir-1 constructed 4 beamlines for vacuum UV radiation and at Sibir-2 are constructed 14 beamilnes mostly for tender and hard x-rays.