Synchrotron Radiation Source

53°20′35″N 02°38′26″W / 53.34306°N 2.64056°W / 53.34306; -2.64056

The SRS synchrotron seen in 2007

The Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS) at the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire, England was the first second-generation synchrotron radiation source to produce X-rays.[1][2][3] The research facility provided synchrotron radiation to a large number of experimental stations[4] and had an operating cost of approximately £20 million per annum.[5][3]

SRS had been operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. The SRS was closed on 4 August 2008 after 28 years of operation.[6][7]

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  4. ^ "STATIONS". Synchrotron Radiation Source. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  5. ^ "SRS Facts and Figures". Synchrotron Radiation Source. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  6. ^ Qureshi, Yakub (4 September 2008), Switched off...lens that gave us iPod, Manchester Evening News, retrieved 4 August 2008
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