Australian Facilities at the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Centre (NSRRC)

The National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, is a 1.5 GeV third generation synchrotron light source, located in the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park (HSIP), Taiwan. NSRRC's mission is to operate a cutting-edge synchrotron radiation facility for pioneering scientific research in the vacuum ultra-violet and soft x-ray limits.

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Through the ASRP, Australian scientists have access to the facilities 20-plus beam-lines. The facility conducts its own research as well as developing its beam-lines. Research is split into surface science, magnetism and fermiology, atomic and molecular, materials, biostructure, microfabrication and end-station development. There are various beam-lines for vacuum ultra-violet and soft x-ray work, that include end-stations for a number of different types of photoemission experiments, and NEXAFS experiments. See for example line, 24A Wide Range SGM, the line that the ASRP soft x-ray chamber will be stationed on. Other beam-lines of interest are:

• micromachining,
• ir-microscopy,
• scanning photoemission microprobe,
• photoemission microscope.

New Australian users to any of the NSRRC's beam-lines should contact Anton Stampfl (aps@ansto.gov.au) before submitting a proposal.

Other Information

• Guide to Hsinchu: see esp. Tour Guide and Eating-out pages
• Maps of the Area
• ASRP Soft X-Ray End-Station
• Aussie Lights (Some experimental summaries and photos)
• Access Information

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Document details: Original Web document. Author and contact Dr R Garrett

This page was last updated on 8 July, 2004