MAX IV is the planned next-generation synchrotron radiation

Synchrotron radiation

The electromagnetic radiation emitted when charged particles are accelerated radially is called synchrotron radiation. It is produced in synchrotrons using bending magnets, undulators and/or wigglers...

 facility in Lund

Lund

-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its design and planning has been carried out within the Swedish national laboratory, MAX-lab

MAX-lab

MAX-lab, The MAX IV Laboratory, located at the northern campus of Lund University, Lund, Sweden, is a synchrotron light source facility and a Swedish National Laboratory. The lab operates three storage rings; MAX I , MAX II and MAX III . MAX-lab supports about 600 users from over 30 countries...

, which operates three accelerators for synchrotron radiation

Synchrotron radiation

The electromagnetic radiation emitted when charged particles are accelerated radially is called synchrotron radiation. It is produced in synchrotrons using bending magnets, undulators and/or wigglers...

 research.

On 27 April 2009 the Swedish Ministry of Education and Research

Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)

The Ministry of Education and Research is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research.Before 1968 the ministry were called the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs....

, Swedish Research Council

Swedish Research Council

The Swedish Research Council is a Swedish government agency established in 2001, with the responsibility to support and develop basic scientific research. Its objective is for Sweden to be a leading nation in scientific research...

, Lund University

Lund University

Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...

, Region Skåne and Vinnova

Vinnova

Vinnova is the Swedish government agency that administers state funding for research and development. The agency's mission as defined by the government is to promote development of efficient and innovative Swedish systems within the areas of technology, transportation, communication and labour...

, a Swedish government funding agency, decided to fund the research center..

2010 was the inauguration of the construction site of MAX IV, on the fields of Brunnshög in Lund North East will the new laboratory be built. There will be two storage rings at the MAX IV-laboratory. One smaller ring with a circumference on 96 meters and one bigger ring with a circumference on 528 meters.

External links

• Lightsources.org, information about the world’s synchrotron and free electron laser light source facilities
• International evaluation of the MAX IV concept (2006), in .pdf format