EyesOnSci | China's new-generation synchrotron radiation facility achieves first beam-Xinhua
EyesOnSci | China's new-generation synchrotron radiation facility achieves first beam
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-09-21 15:02:48
HEFEI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The linear accelerator of the Hefei Advanced Light Facility (HALF) successfully generated and delivered an electron beam on Sunday, marking a key step forward in the construction of the world's most advanced fourth-generation synchrotron radiation facility in the low-energy range.
Located in Hefei, capital city of east China's Anhui Province, the institution is a fourth-generation synchrotron radiation facility operating at a designed energy of 2.2 gigaelectronvolts (GeV) and based on diffraction-limited storage ring technology. It is also a major national science and technology infrastructure project in China.
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026 shows the Hefei Advanced Light Facility (HALF) under construction in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)Staff members work at the construction site of the linear accelerator of the Hefei Advanced Light Facility (HALF) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)Staff members conduct commissioning operation ahead of electron beam generation and delivery at the control room of the Hefei Advanced Light Facility (HALF) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)A staff member works at the construction site of the linear accelerator of the Hefei Advanced Light Facility (HALF) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)This photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026 shows the linear accelerator of the Hefei Advanced Light Facility (HALF) under construction in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
