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Structure Helps Yield Drug "Hypersensitivity" Tests for Patients
Researchers are studying an antiviral drug known to cause hypersensitivity in patients who carry a particular gene. Using x-rays at Brookhaven Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source, they were able to "see" how at the molecular level, the drug binds to the protein created from the gene, triggering the immune response. More...
For Scientists & Facility Users
As a national user research facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) offers scientists from academia, government labs, and other institutions exciting research possibilities in a wide variety of fields. Infrared, ultraviolet, and x-ray light produced by NSLS allow scientists to examine materials and processes at a scale that is not possible at other types of research labs or facilities.
The successor to NSLS, NSLS-II is scheduled to be operating by 2015 as the world's most advanced synchrotron light source. The new facility will have extremely high brightness and flux; exceptional beam stability; and a suite of advanced instruments, optics, and detectors. Taking advantage of these new capabilities, scientists will be able to image materials with nanoscale resolution and determine chemical activity in fine detail.
At NSLS, guest scientists can choose from a range of research techniques and equipment. As an NSLS (and future NSLS-II) user, you will discover that Brookhaven Lab's synchrotron facilities can provide the tools to perform cutting-edge research that is not possible at your home institution. You will also have the support of a well-trained staff. More »
Industrial Collaborators
The National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) and its future successor, NSLS-II, can help companies large and small solve research and manufacturing problems, generate new technologies and products, and stay competitive.
The Photon Sciences Directorate would like to encourage greater use of its facilities by industrial researchers and facilitate collaborations between industry and NSLS staff, as well as government and academic institutions. More »
For Educators
Teachers and students are welcome to experience science first hand at NSLS and NSLS-II. We work primarily in partnership with Brookhaven Lab's Office of Educational Programs, which coordinates programs aimed at boosting teachers' content knowledge and improving student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). These programs help motivate and prepare all students, especially minorities and females, and address the serious under representation of minorities and females in STEM careers. A diverse workforce of scientists, engineers, and educators will help keep America at the forefront of innovation. More »
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Exciting science is happening every day at NSLS, while construction moves ahead at NSLS-II. Journalists are invited to use the links below for the latest news and developments at both facilities. Please contact a Brookhaven media rep for more information and to arrange interviews.
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What's a synchrotron?
The human eye can see only visible light. It comes in the form of different wavelengths. These wavelengths are what create the colors of the rainbow. Other wavelengths of lights are not visible to the human eye. Although, we cannot see them, these types of light are also used in our everyday life. For example, a TV remote control uses infrared light to adjust the volume or change the channel of the TV. Airport scanners use x-rays to scan luggage. Tanning lamps use ultraviolet light to tan the skin. Microwave ovens use microwaves to cook your food.
A synchrotron is a huge machine that produces very bright light of many different wavelengths. The light is much brighter than that found in your TV remote, microwave oven, or dentist's x-ray machine because the synchrotron beams of light are focused into very small spots. Think of a synchrotron as a giant microscope, allowing us to see matter at the atomic scale. More »
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National Synchrotron Light Source Seminar
"From Cuprates to Iron Arsenides: an ARPES perspective."
Volodymyr Zabolotnyy
10 am, Conference Room A/B, Bldg. 490
Thursday, May 2, 2013, 10:00 am
Hosted by: Elio Vescovo
The presentation will focus both on scientific and technical aspects of modern angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). In the firs part I will provide a brief introduction into ARPES, explaining why it has evolved into an indispensable experimental technique, when a basic band structure and/or many-body effects of a new material has to be studied. As an illustration several particular studies will be provided, focused on: (1) renormalization effects in hole doped Bi-122; (2) superconductivity and renormalization in YBa2Cu3O7âˆ'δ; (3) origin of pseudogap in electron doped Pr2âˆ'xCexCuO4; (4) stripe phase in La1.8âˆ'1/8Eu0.2Sr1/8CuO4 ; and finally (5) peculiarities of electronic structure of Ba1-xKxFe2As2 and LiFeAs. The second part of my presentations will cover certain aspects of 13 ARPES end-station development at BESSY and argumentation for introduction micrometer (or better) lateral resolution in angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.
