The Advanced Light Source (ALS), located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is a third-generation synchrotron that provides users from around the world access to the brightest beams of soft x-rays, together with hard x-rays and infrared, for scientific research and technology development in a wide range of disciplines. Funded by the Basic Energy Sciences program of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, it welcomes researchers from academia, industry, and government.
- The ALS hosts more than 2,000 users each year.
- The ALS-U project, a planned upgrade of the ALS, will transform the facility into a fourth-generation storage-ring light source with unparalleled soft x-ray coherent flux, as well as excellent infrared, EUV, and hard x-ray capabilities.
Latest News From the Advanced Light Source
Website
https://als.lbl.gov/
Location
USA, Berkeley (California)
USA, Berkeley (California)
Specifications
Energy: 1.9 GeV
Current: 500 mA
Operational Beamlines: 40
Horizontal emittance: 2000 pm rad
Vertical emittance: 30 pm rad
Energy: 1.9 GeV
Current: 500 mA
Operational Beamlines: 40
Horizontal emittance: 2000 pm rad
Vertical emittance: 30 pm rad
Call for proposals
General User Proposals – the most common way to access the ALS – may be submitted every six months and can remain active for up to two years. Proposal deadlines are the first Wednesday in March and in September.
General User Proposals – the most common way to access the ALS – may be submitted every six months and can remain active for up to two years. Proposal deadlines are the first Wednesday in March and in September.