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Electron beams reach the storage ring
09.04.2022
Another milestone behind the SOLARIS team: in May 2015 electron beams reached the first section of the storage ring.
Synchrotron covered with concrete slabs
09.04.2022
In March 2015, the synchrotron tunnel was covered with 180 concrete slabs. Each slab weighs from three to five tons - depending on the size and concrete from which it was made.
Electron beam at the end of the linear accelerator
22.02.2018
In February 2015, SOLARIS physicists managed to send an electron beam through the entire linear accelerator.
The first electrons in the SOLARIS synchrotron
09.04.2022
In December 2014, the SOLARIS synchrotron RF gun produced the first electrons. The gun is the place where electrons begin their life. Then they make their way to the linear accelerator, where they are accelerated nearly to the speed of light.
Installation of the vacuum system
09.04.2022
On 17 June 2014, experts from the National Centre for Nuclear Research in Świerk and the SOLARIS team started the assembly of the SOLARIS synchrotron vacuum system. The linear accelerator will be assembled in the first place.