Support of Synchrotron Radiation Center Operations

同步辐射中心(SRC)是由威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校研究生院运营的国家研究实验室，资金来自国家科学基金会材料研究部。SRC使用一种名为阿拉丁的电子存储环来产生从红外到软X射线的光，这使得一系列实验成为可能。SRC是一个世界级的设施，它提供了一个独特的环境，非常适合进行往往具有开创性的研究，开发新的实验技术和仪器，并在包括生物和医学在内的广泛学科中使用同步辐射。这个重要的国家实验室为来自世界各地的科学家提供服务，他们解决的基本和应用科学问题包括：阐明高温超导体和奇异材料的物理学，了解阿尔茨海默氏症和普里恩疾病，开发脑癌治疗的新技术，以及纳米技术和纳米电路制造的前沿探索。然而，SRC的使命和活动远远超出了实验室的范畴。作为一所主要的公立大学设施的一部分，SRC广泛地促进了教育和公共宣传。除了继续在研究生教育中发挥作用(每年约有100名研究生在该设施进行研究)，SRC还主办了本科生研究经历(REU)计划，重点是鼓励和支持妇女和少数民族追求科学。SRC还开发了一个突破性的基于网络的界面，供高中生和本科生远程进行研究。最后，威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校提供了一个难得的加速器物理学研究生项目，该项目包括阿拉丁的动手实验。SRC正在推行的举措将扩大该设施的科学覆盖范围，并充分利用阿拉丁综合体的特殊性质。例如，考虑到威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校在胚胎干细胞研究方面的卓越地位，阿拉丁将是一个致力于这一科学的X射线断层扫描显微镜的理想地点。作为其长期规划的一部分，安装能量回收直线加速器将产生更短、更亮的红外和软X射线辐射脉冲，并将该设施作为无价的国宝推向21世纪。

The Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC) is a national research laboratory operated by the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin - Madison with funding from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The SRC uses an electron storage ring named Aladdin to produce light from the infrared to soft X-rays that enables a diverse range of experiments. The SRC is a world-class facility that provides an environment uniquely suited to the performance of often-seminal research, the development of new experimental techniques and instrumentation, and the use of synchrotron radiation in a broad range of disciplines including biology and medicine. This important national laboratory serves scientists from around the world who tackle fundamental and applied scientific problems such as: illuminating the physics of high temperature superconductors and exotic materials, understanding Alzheimer's and prion diseases, developing new techniques in brain cancer therapy, and cutting-edge explorations of nanotechnology and nanocircuit fabrication. The mission and activities of the SRC extend well beyond the laboratory bench, however. As part of a major public university based facility, the SRC contributes broadly to education and public outreach. Besides its continued role in graduate education (about 100 graduate students/year carry out research at the facility), the SRC hosts the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, which focuses on encouraging and supporting women and ethnic minorities in their pursuit of science. The SRC has also developed a groundbreaking Web-based interface for high school students and undergraduates to conduct research remotely. Finally, a rare graduate program in accelerator physics is offered by UW-Madison --a program that includes hands-on experiments on Aladdin. The SRC is pursuing initiatives that will expand the scientific reach of the facility and take full advantage of the special qualities of the Aladdin complex. For example, given UW-Madison's preeminence in embryonic stem cell research, Aladdin would be an ideal site for an X-ray tomography microscope dedicated to this science. As part of its long-range planning, the installation of an energy recovery linear accelerator will produce shorter, brighter pulses of infrared and soft X-ray radiation and propel the facility as an invaluable national treasure well into the 21st century.