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Synchrotron sources
D. M. Mills and R. J. Dejus. International Tables for Crystallography (2023). Vol. I [ doi:10.1107/S1574870720007624 ]

Abstract

Synchrotron radiation has become a ubiquitous tool for research in the physical and life sciences, and over the years has expanded to include many non­traditional areas, from environment and climate to cultural heritage. Worldwide, there are over 50 storage rings operating to produce synchrotron radiation, many of which are undergoing upgrades that will produce even brighter X-ray beams, with others being planned. Additionally, X-ray free-electron lasers, which can produce extremely short (femtosecond) bursts of X-rays with extremely high instantaneous brightness, are now operational, with many more under construction. The focus of this chapter is on storage-ring sources as they support a large fraction of the synchrotron beamlines currently available to researchers. A key technology in the generation of synchrotron radiation at storage-ring sources has been insertion devices (wigglers and undulators). The characteristics of the radiation from insertion devices have been detailed to provide an understanding of the X-ray properties from these devices.


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International Tables for Crystallography is the definitive resource and reference work for crystallography. The multi-volume series comprises articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials.