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5 years, 8 months agoSynchrotron light source for discovering the secrets of energy, biomedicine, environment, nanomaterials and many more
ALBA is the only synchrotron light source in Spain. It is a complex of electron accelerators to produce synchrotron light, which allows visualization of the atomic structure of matter as well as the study of its properties.
ALBA is in operation since May 2012 and has 10 beamlines which are able to perform experiments in different scientific fields: physics, chemistry, life sciences, materials science, cultural heritage, biology, nanotechnology,... Three new beamlines are in construction.
This scientific infrastructure produces about 6.000 hours of beamtime per year and is available for the academic and the industrial sector to give service to more than 2.000 researchers every year.
Synchrotron Light Source and Research
The ALBA Synchrotron is a large research infrastructure, located in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona). It is a fundamental pillar of the Spanish and European research arena, offering to academic and industrial users a wide variety of state-of-the-art instrumentation.
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ILL - Institut Laue Langevin Research, Research Services | ILL - Institut Laue Langevin Research, Research Services | Other 21 Sep 2022 | | |
BASF Chemistry, Chemical Manufacturing | BASF Chemistry, Chemical Manufacturing | Other 1 Mar 2019 | | |
OECD - OCDE International development, International Affairs | OECD - OCDE International development, International Affairs | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 19 Jan 2018 | | |
European Space Agency - ESA Defence and Aerospace, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing | European Space Agency - ESA Defence and Aerospace, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing | Other 18 Mar 2022 29 Jan 2024 | | |