European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Abbreviation
ESRF
Infrastructure description
A synchrotron is a stadium-sized machine that produces many beams of bright X-ray light. Each beam is guided through a set of lenses and instruments called a beamline, where the X-rays illuminate and interact with samples of material being studied.
Scientific description
Start of activity
1994
Responsible organisation
Keywords
beamline, radiation, structural research, synchrotron, x-rays
Research infrastructure services
Beam time
Other information
Fields of science
NATURAL SCIENCES
Classifications
Contact information
Name
Descriptio
urn:nbn:fi:research-infras-2016111634