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China upgrades Shanghai synchrotron light source to support sci-tech development

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STORY: China upgrades Shanghai synchrotron light source to support sci-tech development
SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024
DATELINE: May 16, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:48
LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China
CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TAI RENZHONG, Vice president of the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

STORYLINE:

China has upgraded the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), a key sci-tech infrastructure to reveal the mysteries of the microscopic world.

The construction of upgrades on the SSRF passed the national inspection and acceptance in east China's Shanghai on Wednesday.

The SSRF, which resembles a nautilus when viewed from above, was officially opened to users on May 6, 2009 as the first third-generation synchrotron light source in China's mainland.

The brightness of the light emitted by the facility is a trillion times higher than that of ordinary X-rays. At the experimental stations of the light source, various samples are illuminated by the synchrotron light, while scientific instruments record information of light-matter interactions. This enables scientists to gain insights into the microscopic world, such as the structure of viruses, and the microscopic architecture and properties of materials, scientists explained.

Construction for upgrades on the SSRF started in November 2016 and was completed in July 2023. It includes 16 state-of-the-art beamlines and experimental stations, auxiliary laboratories, user data centers, support systems and associated facilities, as well as an accelerator performance upgrade, said Tai Renzhong, vice president of the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TAI RENZHONG, Vice president of the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
"This major acceptance day marks a successful conclusion for the second phase of Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, which is a major national science and technology infrastructure project during the 12th Five-Year Plan period. On the one hand, I believe it has a promoting effect on major cutting-edge science, such as our quantum materials, and on the other hand, we have strengthened some technological support for the industry. We have built several state-of-the-art beamlines, so it is important for us to solve core and key technological problems in the industry, especially how to cultivate new quality productive forces in the current fierce international competition. I believe that SSRF Phase II, including SSRF, will play a very important role."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China.
(XHTV)

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