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The new Elettra 2.0 facility will enhance and expand the scientific capabilities of its predecessor, integrating state-of-the-art technologies. As an open-access user facility, it will maintain a strong open-data policy, fostering transparency and collaboration. In addition to excellence-based access through peer-review of submitted proposals by international panels—welcoming more than 1,000 user visits annually—proprietary, cost-based access will also be possible on selected beamlines, ensuring both accessibility by academic users and opportunities for proprietary research by industry. Expanding Scientific OpportunitiesElettra 2.0 aims to serve its established scientific community of Elettra and FERMI while actively attracting new researchers across diverse disciplines, with a particular focus on the life sciences and imaging techniques. Applications will range from the analysis of biological samples to industrial components and cultural artifacts. Notably, a new beamline, SYRMEP-Life Science, will be developed specifically for lung diagnostics and cancer research, highlighting the facility’s commitment to addressing critical societal challenges. Optimized Operations
Elettra 2.0 is designed to maintain its role as a leading facility for interdisciplinary and applied research, offering enhanced capabilities and opportunities to the global scientific community. Advantages of Experiments with Elettra 2.0 |
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Elettra 2.0 will introduce major enhancements to experimental capabilities, driven by reductions in source emittance and beam size, along with significantly increased brightness and coherence. These advancements will enable: |
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Enhanced Signal Detection: Substantial improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio in transmission or absorption experiments; Faster Data Acquisition: Shorter measurement times for many spectroscopy and X-ray scattering techniques; Support for Advanced Photon-hungry Techniques: High-pressure diffraction, spin-resolved Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, and more; Higher Spatial Resolution: Enhanced lateral resolution for spectromicroscopies, including nano-photoemission spectroscopy and nano-angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy |
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The exceptional coherence of Elettra 2.0 will further expand possibilities for techniques that rely on coherent light, such as: Coherent Diffraction Imaging (CDI) with chemical specificity, Ptychography, X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (XPCS). |
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Upgrades and New Beamlines |
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| Elettra 2.0 will introduce a series of advanced upgrades, adding new beamlines specifically designed to address the diverse needs of the scientific community. These enhancements will support innovative research across a broad range of disciplines: |
Hard X-ray and Microspot Techniques |
Expansion of hard X-ray capabilities and microspot techniques using IVU sources. |
| Development of three new beamlines dedicated to fluorescence imaging, protein crystallography, and small-angle scattering. | |
Exploiting Coherence |
New infrastructure to fully take advantage of the enhanced coherence of Elettra 2.0. |
| Introduction of a specialized beamline for Coherent Diffraction Imaging (CDI) and coherent scattering in the soft/tender X-ray range. | |
High-Energy Applications and Extreme Conditions |
Integration of superbend sources to enable high-energy research (>50 keV). |
| Creation of two beamlines for medical imaging, tomography, and diffraction in extreme environments. | |
Soft/Tender X-ray Capabilities |
Strengthening expertise in the soft/tender X-ray range. |
| Addition of a versatile beamline for HAXPES, XAS/XMCD, and ambient pressure XAS. |
