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SESAME for science and peace

SESAME is a 2.5 GeV third-generation light source under construction in Jordan. Commissioning will begin in the second half of next year, assuming the funding that is still needed can be found.

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Figure 2: The first of 16 cells of the SESAME storage ring, assembled for testing at CERN in late March this year, with components constructed by both SESAME members and observers.

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Smith, C. SESAME for science and peace. Nature Photon 9, 550–552 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2015.157

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