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Feb. 29, 2016
Image above: In a historic moment for science in the Middle East on 10 February 2016 the first cell of SESAME’s storage ring was installed in the Centre’s experimental hall in Allan, Jordan. (Image: SESAME).
The first of the 16 cells of SESAME (link is external)’s storage ring was installed recently in the shielding tunnel in the Center’s experimental hall in Allan, Jordan.
SESAME will be the Middle East’s first synchrotron light source.
The installation was led by SESAME’s Technical Director, Erhard Huttel, with help from members of CERN forming part of the CESSAMag (CERN-EC Support for SESAME Magnets) team as well as scientists and technicians from the SESAME region.
Each cell consists of magnets (dipole, quadrupoles and sextupoles) and the vacuum chamber, supported by a girder.
After many years in the making, commissioning of SESAME is scheduled to begin in 2016, serving a growing community of some 300 scientists from the region. The initial research programme will cover topics as diverse as the search for new cancer drugs to the exploration of the regions shared cultural heritage. SESAME is also a pioneer in promoting international cooperation in the region.
The laboratory is expected to become operational with two beamlines in 2017.
Note:
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the Universe is made of and how it works. At CERN, the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments are used to study the basic constituents of matter — the fundamental particles. By studying what happens when these particles collide, physicists learn about the laws of Nature.
The instruments used at CERN are particle accelerators and detectors. Accelerators boost beams of particles to high energies before they are made to collide with each other or with stationary targets. Detectors observe and record the results of these collisions.
Founded in 1954, the CERN Laboratory sits astride the Franco–Swiss border near Geneva. It was one of Europe’s first joint ventures and now has 22 Member States.
Related articles:
Last main ring components leave CERN for SESAME:
http://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.ch/2016/02/last-main-ring-components-leave-cern.html
SESAME passes an important milestone at CERN:
http://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.ch/2015/04/sesame-passes-important-milestone-at.html
Related links:
SESAME: http://www.sesame.org.jo/sesame/
CESSAMag (CERN-EC Support for SESAME Magnets): http://cessamag.web.cern.ch/
For more information about the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), visit: http://home.web.cern.ch/
Image (mentioned), Video (mentioned), Text, Credits: CERN/Harriet Kim Jarlett.
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