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July 25, 2002

 

 

About the ALS

Welcome to the Advanced Light Source!

From this page you can find out how the ALS works, take a virtual tour of an ALS beamline, or learn how the ALS is used in scientific research. If you are interested in visiting the ALS in person, see the Tours page.
 

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Take a "whirlwind" tour of the San Francisco Bay area and arrive at the ALS by air! The QuickTime file is 2.2 MB.

  

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What is a synchrotron, and how is it used as a tool for solving the mysteries of materials? Find out here.

  

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Get an overview of the ALS from this one-page summary. (Also available in PDF*)
       

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Venture onto the floor of the ALS and get a "scientist's-eye view" of a beamline under construction. (QuickTime plug-in required.)

  

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See some exciting examples of the research performed at the ALS using its high-brightness x rays as a research tool.

  

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Discover a wealth of educational activities and resources for teachers and students at our award-winning educational Web site, MicroWorlds.

 
*You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document. See Adobe's Acrobat Reader Web page to download this free software. Tools to make PDFs more accessible to people with visual disabilities are available at access.adobe.com.)