Open AccessTantalus, a 240MeV Dedicated Source of Synchrotron Radiation, 1968–1986
Author(s) -
Lynch D. W.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s0909049597011758
Subject(s) - synchrotron radiation , storage ring , synchrotron , instrumentation (computer programming) , ring (chemistry) , radiation , physics , optics , computer science , chemistry , beam (structure) , organic chemistry , operating system
Tantalus was a 240 MeV electron storage ring completed and commissioned in 1968. It was the first storage ring operated exclusively for the production of synchrotron radiation, although it was not designed for that purpose. As such, it influenced the operating pattern for subsequent dedicated sources of synchrotron radiation. Pioneering experiments using synchrotron radiation were carried out on this machine, and innovative instrumentation was produced there. It ceased operation in 1986.