The Advanced Photon Source is undergoing a comprehensive upgrade to replace its original electron storage ring with a new, state-of-the-art accelerator. This will increase the brightness of APS X-ray beams by up to 500 times, and new beamlines will be constructed to take advantage of these improved capabilities. The facility will be closed for operations during this time.
APS NEWS & EVENTS
Sajaev and his team are in the midst of commissioning the new electron storage ring at the heart of the Advanced Photon Source.
The upgraded Advanced Photon Source (APS), a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility located at Argonne National Laboratory, is now the world’s first synchrotron light source to use a multi-bunch swap-out method of replenishing the electron beam in its storage ring.
Almost exactly a year ago, we shut down the Advanced Photon Source (APS) to begin removing the original electron storage ring and installing the new one we were still in the process of building. In this past year, our team accomplished a remarkable amount.
May 07 2025 to May 12 2025
Oct 25 2025
3:00 p.m. Virtual
10:00 a.m. Hybrid: 436/C010 and Virtual
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