National Synchrotron Light Source II
| NSLS-II | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Research and Development Facility |
| Town or city | Upton, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°51′55.38″N 72°52′19.71″W / 40.8653833°N 72.8721417°W |
| Construction started | 2009 |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Cost | US$912,000,000 |
| Owner | United States Department of Energy |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | HDR, Inc. |
| Main contractor | Torcon, Inc. |
| Website | |
| BNL: National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) | |
The National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York is a national user research facility funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science. NSLS-II is one of the world's most advanced synchrotron light sources, designed to produce x-rays 10,000 times brighter than BNL's original light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS). NSLS-II supports basic and applied research in energy security, advanced materials synthesis and manufacturing, environment, and human health.
NSLS-II is a state-of-the-art, medium-energy electron storage ring (3 billion electron-volts). The facility enables the study of material properties and functions with nanoscale resolution and exquisite sensitivity by providing world-leading capabilities for x-ray imaging and high-resolution energy analysis. The facility is open to researchers from academia and industry.
NSLS-II fuels major advances in new energy technologies such as nanocatalyst-based fuel cells, economical use of solar energy, high-temperature superconductors in a high capacity and high reliability electric grid, and advanced electrical storage systems for transportation and harnessing intermittent renewable energy sources.
In 2017, NSLS-II served over 1,000 researchers ("users") from academic, industrial, and government laboratories worldwide. Any qualified researcher can submit a peer-reviewed proposal to use NSLS-II.
NSLS-II partners with public and private institutions to fund the construction and operation of some of its beamlines. Its partnerships include BNL's Center for Functional Nanomaterials and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, among many others. NSLS-II is always open for new partnerships.
NSLS-II currently has 22 beamlines (experimental stations) open for user operations. When the facility is complete, NSLS-II will have at least 58 beamlines in operation.
The beamlines at NSLS-II are grouped into six programs: hard x-ray spectroscopy, imaging & microscopy, structural biology, soft x-ray scattering & spectroscopy, complex scattering, and diffraction & in situ scattering. These programs group beamlines together that offer similar types of research techniques for studying the behavior and structure of matter.
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