Under the framework of ANSO Collaborative Research Project, a workshop themed on advanced accelerator design and the fabrication and operation of the accelerating structure of the Siam Photon Source II (SPS-II) in Thailand was conducted virtually on 21 September 2022. The workshop was held by the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) and the Synchrotron Light Research Institute (SLRI) in Thailand.
To address a common global scientific and technological challenge in the frontier, the SSRF team and the SLRI team carried out a collaborative study entitled “Research collaboration on Thailand new synchrotron light source facility (SPS-II)”, supported by ANSO. This project aims to promote the construction of SPS-II and provide comprehensive support for the construction of the second-generation light source in Thailand with the C-band linear accelerator package of SSRF, contributing to the construction of The Belt and Road as a green road and a road of innovation and promoting policy communication and people-to-people exchange along the B&R.
Experts and scholars from the SSRF gave featured presentations in the workshop. Associate Researcher Jianhao Tan presented the physical design and engineering progress of the S-band pre-buncher designed and built for SLRI, as well as the accelerating structures currently operating at the Shanghai Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser (SXFEL) and those to be operated at the Shanghai High Repetition Rate XFEL and Extreme Light Facility (SHINE). And the upgrade design of the S-band accelerated structure for the SXFEL, the experience in the design and operation of the C-band electron gun, and the latest progress in research related to cryogenic accelerated structures were presented by Engineer Cheng Wang.
Technical details and the progress of the project were systematically and objectively assessed while sharing the results of the collaborative research. Discussions and exchanges on accelerator technology led to a consensus on long-term cooperation between both sides, laying a stronger foundation for the next step of more in-depth collaborative research.
Project introduction:
Objectives: This project aims to develop key technology for future light source based on accelerator, and provide schemes for the design and construction of SPS-II. Based on SPS-II, the facility can provide advanced research platforms in biology, medicine, environmental science, materials science, condensed matter physics, earth science, chemistry and physics to address common global scientific and technological challenges at the forefront.
Moreover, the project will help to build up the professional team of accelerator, even transfer some techniques to Thailand for SPS-II construction, which can significantly promote global scientific and technological cooperation.
Source: Cheng Wang, Wencheng Fang, Zhentang Zhao, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Contact person: Cheng Wang, wangc@sari.ac.cn
Tel: 86-10-84097121
Email: anso-public@anso.org.cn
Location：No.16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
