Shine on: Upgraded Advanced Photon Source sees first X-ray light for science

Credit: (Image by Jason Creps/Argonne National Laboratory.)

Mohan Ramanathan, associate project manager of the APS Upgrade, opens the shutter at the 27-ID beamline, letting in light for the first time since the facility paused operations in April 2023.

« Shine on: Upgraded Advanced Photon Source sees first X-ray light for science

Credit: (Image by Jason Creps/Argonne National Laboratory.)

Physicist Jung Ho Kim smiles as the staff of beamline 27-ID see visible monochromatic light for the first time after opening the shutter on June 17, 2024.

« Shine on: Upgraded Advanced Photon Source sees first X-ray light for science

Credit: (Image by Jason Creps/Argonne National Laboratory.)

Main Control Room Operator Rebecca Weber turns the key that enables the shutter at the 27-ID beamline while Floor Coordinator Matt Spilker looks on.

« Shine on: Upgraded Advanced Photon Source sees first X-ray light for science

Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

« Shine on: Upgraded Advanced Photon Source sees first X-ray light for science

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