Synchrotron Visit Questionnaire
To be submitted through Turnitin on Blackboard.
Answers should be provided by filling in this Word document using the spaces provides as a guide to the total length
1. In your own words briefly explain how a synchrotron works (think about each of the steps/components), including a diagram with the main components labelled. (Marks 25/100)2. Australian synchrotron specifications (Marks 10/100):
a. What is the maximum energy of Australian Synchrotron?
b. What is the circumference of the storage ring in the Australian synchrotron?
c. What is the circumference of the booster ring of the Australian synchrotron?
d. How many beam lines are there at the Australian synchrotron?
e. When was first light (sustained generation of synchrotron light) achieved in the Australian synchrotron?
3. How does the size of the circumference affect a synchrotrons performance? (Marks 10/100)
4. Overseas synchrotron specifications (Marks 5/100):
a. What are the circumference & the maximum energy of the Spring-8 synchrotron in Japan?
b. What are the circumference & the maximum energy of the Diamond Light Source in the UK?
5. What is the difference between first, second, third and fourth generation synchrotrons? (Marks 15/100)6. Why must the electron beam be contained in an ultra-high vacuum? (Marks 10/100)7. Australian synchrotron imaging and medical beam line (IMBL) specifications (Marks 10/100):
a. What is the length of the beam line and is there any reason for its length?
b. What insertion devices are used in the beam line?c. What range of energies was the beam line designed for?
d. How many hutches are there on the IMBL?8. What sort of health and safety monitoring of personnel is performed at the Australian synchrotron? (Marks 15/100)