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   ISA, Centre for Storage Ring Facilities, Aarhus

ISA
 


ISA is a Danish National Facility where research is carried out over a wide range of the natural and life sciences, including fundamental physics, material science, molecular biology and laboratory astrophysics, using accelerators and storage rings.

Access to ISA

Call for proposals - Closed!

  • The call for proposals for beam time in 2020 is now closed. However if you are interested in applying for beam time on one of the ASTRID2 beam lines, then it may still be possible. Please read the information contained in the link below and contact the relevant beam line scientist to see if there is time available.

ISA welcomes applications, from national or international groups, for access to any of the ISA research facilities.

  • Information on how to apply for access to ISA facilities.

Upcoming Events

First Biennial conference “LEAPS meets Quantum Technology”; contact for further information.

ASTRID2

Current status

In 2018 ASTRID2 provided 36 weeks of user beam time to the 6 operational beam lines. In 2019, user beam provision continues with normal operation at 180 mA top-up, while machine physics studies are ongoing in order to improve stability and lifetime of the beam. The newest beam line, SGM4, has been constructed and the monochromator commissioned.

A brief history of ASTRID2

In 2008 ISA was awarded money to build a new high brilliance synchrotron storage ring, ASTRID2. Construction of the ring began in 2011 and by April 2012 the whole ring was under vacuum and ready for testing. The first beam was injected into the ASTRID2 ring on Monday 14th May 2012 and the first full turn of ASTRID2 was accomplished on Tuesday the 10th July 2012. On the 7th of August electrons circulated the ring for almost 200 µs (1300 turns of the ring). On the 2nd of November 2012 a stored beam with RF was acheived for the first time. Commissioning of ASTRID2 proceeded well in 2013 and on the 13th of September 2013 200 mA of current was stored in ASTRID2 and top-up at 200 mA successful. In December 2013 the first external user came to do experiments on the AU-UV beam line. 2014 saw the commissioning of the AU-SGM3, AU-Matline and AU-CD beam lines, with all beam lines fully operational by mid 2014. In early 2016 the newest beam line, AMOLine, was commissioned.

Visiting ASTRID2:

For information about visiting the facility and how to arrange a tour, please read the information on this page.

ASTRID2 Inauguration:

The Danish Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education, Morten Østergaard, officially opened the ASTRID2 facility on Monday the 10th September 2012.


Recent Publications


View more publications for the beam lines: SGM3, Matline, AU-CD, AU-UV.

Latest News

3/4 June 2019

ISA hosted the 2nd Annual Meeting of the CALIPSOplus H2020 programme. Group Photo.

22 May 2019

Article in Nature Reviews about LEAPS: European accelerator-based photon sources join forces.

 
24th April 2019

Article in the Omnibus: Danskerne holder deres arbejds- og privatliv meget adskilt (only in Danish)

 
April 2019

The new materials-science end-station at MATLINE at ASTRID2 was inaugurated on Tuesday 9th of April 2019. Click to read more...

 
February 2019

Article in "Physics Today": Europe’s user facilities find strength in numbers. Click to read more...

March 2018

LEAPS join forces with the European Commission to strengthen Europe’s leading role in science Click here to read more...

 


 


Last Modified 15 November 2019

 
ISA

Centre for Storage Ring Facilities
Department of Physics & Astronomy

Aarhus University

Ny Munkegade 120
8000 Aarhus C

E-mail: isa@phys.au.dk
Tlf: 8715 0000


CVR-nr.: 31119103
Momsnummer/VAT: DK 3111 9103
P-nr.: 1009828059
EAN-nr.: 5798000419872
Stedkode: 2902

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