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Useful sites | Synchrotrons – making the light fantastic

An introduction to synchrotron radiation (Australian Synchrotron Research Program)

Covers the unique properties of synchrotron radiation, a history of X-ray sources, and the applications of synchrotron X-rays.
http://old-www.ansto.gov.au/natfac/asrp4.html

Australian synchrotron

• Synchrotrons and the LHC
  Explains the difference between the Australian synchrotron and the Large Hadron Collider.
  http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=5467

• Welcome to the Australian synchrotron
  Gives background information on synchrotrons, synchrotron radiation, case studies of synchrotron research and up-to-date coverage of the Australian synchrotron.
  http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/

Canadian light source virtual tour (Canadian Light Source Inc., Canada)

A virtual tour of the Canadian synchrotron and explanation of points of interest.
http://www.lightsource.ca/education/vr.php

The Advanced Light Source – A tool for solving the mysteries of materials (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)

Describes one particular synchrotron – the ALS. Explains how synchrotron light is produced and what it is used for.
http://www.lbl.gov/MicroWorlds/ALSTool/

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (transcripts)

• Australian synchrotron (The Science Show, 6 July 2002)
  Rob Lewis, Professor of Synchrotron Physics at Monash University, talks about the Australian synchrotron and its uses.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s599202.htm

• The synchrotron (The Buzz, 10 June 2002)
  Keith Nugent, Professor of Physics at Melbourne University, discusses the importance of the Australian synchrotron.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/buzz/stories/s583326.htm

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

The following papers describe specific applications of synchrotron radiation:

• Synchrotron light sources: Essential tools for revealing protein structures and for drug design
  http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=476

• Synchrotron applications to the Earth sciences
  http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=471

• Synchrotron radiation using soft X-rays: A case study
  http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=474

• The synchrotron light source as a tool for microtechnology
  http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=472