Synchrotron Radiation Center Operations: 2001-2006

国家设施和仪器计划授予威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的这一奖项支持威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校同步辐射中心(SRC)的继续运营。SRC是美国最具生产力、创新性、成本效益和用户友好性的设施之一。SRC将继续作为国家用户设施运营，进行特别困难和耗时的实验，这些实验将导致在微米和纳米级别对关键材料问题的新的深入了解。这些活动与Aladdin环的特征光谱很好地匹配，后者集中在低光子能量处。SRC为涉及复杂的样品制备和表征的实验提供了高稳定性和光谱纯度的输出。将继续支持超导体、低维固体、磁性纳米结构和细胞微观分析方面的工作，以及尖端纳米光刻和微电路器件制造方面的研究。资金还将支持提高光束质量的低成本计划，这将导致光束尺寸缩小3-4倍。这些将在5-50 eV范围内提供世界级的通量和分辨率，这对探索价电子至关重要，但很难达到更高能环。这些努力的影响将远远超过五年获奖期。SRC将继续主办纳米技术中心(CNTech)，这是SRC的一个由联邦和行业资助的主要设施。作为DARPA光刻试验台和美国独一无二的培训机构，CNTech在为微电路器件制造提供基础和应用研究方面，对美国和半导体行业是不可或缺的。此外，加拿大同步辐射设施(CSRF)依赖SRC作为其东道主；这种合作将继续下去，直到加拿大设施(CLS)完成。SRC继续通过其重振的加速器物理计划为研究生培训做出重要贡献。这一教育努力通过NSF资助的一项创造性的新倡议得到加强，该倡议涉及高中教师和学生。

This award from the National Facilities and Instrumentation Program to the University of Wisconsin-Madison supports the continued operation of the Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. SRC is one of the most productive, innovative, cost-effective, and user-friendly facilities in the U.S. SRC will continue to operate as a national users facility for uniquely difficult and time-consuming experiments that lead to new depths of understanding of key materials problems at the micro and nano levels. These activities match well with the characteristic spectrum of the Aladdin ring, which is concentrated at low photon energies. SRC provides output of high stability and spectral purity for experiments involving intricate sample preparation and characterization. Work on superconductors, low-dimensional solids, magnetic nanostructures, and the microanalysis of cells, together with cutting edge nanolithography and research in microcircuit device fabrication will continue to be supported.The funds also support low-cost plan to improve the beam quality, which will result in beam size reduction by up to a factor of 3-4. These will provide world-class flux and resolution in the 5-50 eV range that is critical for exploring valence electrons, but difficult to reach for higher energy rings. The impact of these efforts will be felt well beyond the five years award period. SRC will continue to host the Center for NanoTechnology (CNTech), a major federally- and industry-funded facility at the SRC. As a DARPA Test Bed for Lithography, and a unique training facility in the U.S, CNTech is indispensable to the nation and the semiconductor industry in providing fundamental and applied research for microcircuit device fabrication. In addition, the Canadian Synchrotron Radiation Facility (CSRF) depends on SRC as its host; this collaboration will continue until the Canadian facility (CLS) is completed. SRC continues to make important contribution to Graduate training with its reinvigorated program in accelerator physics. This educational effort is enhanced through a creative new NSF-funded initiative involving high school teachers and students.