The Australian Synchrotron is a three GeV synchrotron radiation facility built in Melbourne, Victoria and opened on 31 July 2007. The circular building was designed by Architectus in conjunction with Thiess, while the lattice design was performed substantially by Professor John Boldeman. The Synchrotron building is located in Clayton near the Monash University Clayton Campus.
The Australian Synchrotron is a light source facility (in contrast to a collider). It uses particle accelerators to produce a beam of high energy electrons which are placed within a storage ring that circulates the electrons to create synchrotron light. The light is directed down separate beamlines at the end of which may be placed a variety of experimental equipment contained within the endstations.
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