Kurchatov Center for Synchrotron Radiation and Nanotechnology



The Kurchatov Center for Synchrotron Radiation and Nanotechnology (KCSRN) is a Russian interdisciplinary institute for synchrotron-based research. The source is used for research in fields such as biology, chemistry, physics and palaeontology.

As with all synchrotron sources, the Kurchatov source is a user facility.

History
Construction began in 1986. The intended completion date in 1989 was pushed back due to economic difficulties causing delays. The building was finally completed in December, 1999.

Electron accelerator
The electron accelerator for the Kurchatov synchrotron was built by Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, a world leader in accelerator physics. The magnetic structure is very similar to that of the ANKA synchrotron in Karlsruhe. The accelerator includes an injection system, the Sibir-1 booster and the Sibir-2 storage ring. Injection is done at 450 MeV, but an upgrade program was expected to raise the energy level.

Radiation is generated by bending magnets at $1.7 T$. Critical energy is $7.1 keV$ and superconducting high-field wiggler offers $7.5 T$, with 19 poles.