Australian Synchrotron FAQs
Frequently asked questions about beamtime, accommodation and the user portal.
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First synchrotron light is a milestone for new instruments at ANSTO’s Australian Synchrotron
NSTO’S major project to introduce eight new beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron has reached a milestone with the delivery of ‘first light’ to the new MEX-1 beamline.
ANSTO Australian Synchrotron User Advisory Committee (UAC)
The User Advisory Committee (UAC) is an independent group that provides advice to ANSTO Australian Synchrotron (AS) senior management on issues from a user perspective.
Funding and infrastructure boost for Australian Synchrotron
$80.2 million in new funding to expand the research capabilities of the Australian Synchrotron.
Australian Synchrotron VCE Lab Session – Additional Instructions
Accomplished Australian researchers recognised by peers with synchrotron science awards
Success of Australian Synchrotron Open Day reflects public interest in science
Close to 3000 members of the public decided to have a look at a building that is shaped like a doughnut, is as big as a football field and creates light more powerful than the sun when the Australian Synchrotron held its bi-annual Open Day held on Sunday, 16 October.
Synchrotron techniques provide insights into swifter battery charging
New research published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology shows that the next generation of lithium-sulphur (Li||S) batteries may be capable of being charged in less than five minutes, instead of several hours as is currently the case.
Innovator in energy and sustainability uses power of synchrotron light to make advances
Progress on low energy electronics
Soft X-ray experiments used to characterise new thin film topological Dirac Semimetal.
Research supports potential local supply chain for component in COVID PCR test
University of Melbourne researchers have investigated a method to produce magnetic nanoparticles in Australia for use in COVID-19 PCR tests.
Fine-tuning chemistry for advanced materials
Doping with transition metals produced stability in bismuth oxide.
Fine-tuning chemistry
Doping with transition metals produced stability in bismuth oxide.
Medium Energy X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Beamline (MEX-1 and MEX-2)
The Medium Energy- X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy beamlines will provide access to XANES and EXAFS data from a bending magnet source, optimised for cutting-edge applications in biological, agricultural and environmental science in an energy range that is not currently available at the Australia Synchrotron.