MAX IV

Coordinates: 55°43′39″N 13°13′59″E / 55.72737°N 13.23298°E / 55.72737; 13.23298

MAX IV aerial photo
MAX IV in Lund nearing completion.

MAX IV is the planned next-generation synchrotron radiation facility in Lund, Sweden. Its design and planning has been carried out within the Swedish national laboratory, MAX-lab, which operates three accelerators for synchrotron radiation research.

On 27 April 2009 the Swedish Ministry of Education and Research, Swedish Research Council, Lund University, Region Skåne and Vinnova, a Swedish government funding agency, decided to fund the research center.[1]

The construction site of MAX IV,[2] on the fields of Brunnshög in Lund North East, has been opened in 2010.The new laboratories, including two storage rings and a full-energy linac, will be built here. The larger of the two storage rings has a circumference of 528 meters, operates at 3 GeV energy, and has been optimized for high-brightness x-rays. The smaller storage ring (circumference 96 meters) is operated at 1.5 GeV energy and has been optimized for UV. There are also plans for a future expansion of the facility that would add a Free Electron Laser (FEL) to the facility, but is yet to be funded.[1]

The inauguration of MAX IV is planned on the day of summer solstice in 2016 (June 21).[3] At this point the 3 GeV ring along with the first few beam-lines will be opened for users to start their experiments. The smaller storage ring will not be opened until later that year.

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References

  1. 1 2 "The MAX IV Project". MAX-lab. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  2. ↑ "MAX IV Construction website". ML4 AB. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  3. ↑ "MAX IV Laboratory | We make the invisible visible". www.maxlab.lu.se. Retrieved 2015-12-15.

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