National Synchrotron Light Source II
NSLS-II is a state-of-the-art 3 GeV electron storage ring. The facility offers scientific and industrial researchers an array of beamlines with x-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared light to enable discoveries in clean and affordable energy, high-temperature superconductivity, molecular electronics, and more. Overview »
The next deadline for NSLS-II beam time proposals and beam time requests is May 31, 2019. | Submission Details
NSLS-II & CFN Users' Meeting | May 20–22, 2019
Become a Facility User
Beamlines at the National Synchrotron Light Source II are open to academic and industrial users for scientific research. All research proposals are subjected to peer review and ranked against competing proposals based on scientific merit.
NSLS-II Beamlines
NSLS-II’s beamlines and experimental stations offer unique, cutting-edge research tools for a wide variety of scientific areas. All beamlines are organized into six science programs, based on the research capabilities and expertise they offer.
Beamlines are organized into six scientific programs, based on the research techniques they offer.
Hard X-ray Spectroscopy
Complex Scattering
Diffraction & In-Situ Scattering
Imaging and Microscopy
Soft X-ray Scattering & Spectroscopy
Structural Biology
