January 14th, 2020
Harry Westfahl Junior has served as LNLS’ scientific director since 2013, and coordinates Sirius’ beamline design and construction
The new director of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Harry Westfahl Junior, took office on January 13th, at a ceremony held at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM). Westfahl has worked in CNPEM since 2001, and, for the last seven years, held the position of LNLS Scientific Director. Westfahl succeeds French physicist Yves Petroff, one of the world's leading synchrotron light experts.
January 7th, 2020
Ricardo Rodrigues could unite enthusiasm, creativity, technical and scientific knowledge
The engineer and physicist Ricardo Rodrigues (Antonio Ricardo Droher Rodrigues), leader of the engineering team which developed Sirius, has died on January, 3rd, 2020. Sirius is the second synchrotron light source in Brazil, and it is currently being commissioned at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM).
December 19th, 2019
Two days after storing electrons in Sirius’ storage ring, the team have performed the first x-ray microtomography analysis at the new source
Two days after storing electrons in Sirius’ storage ring, the CNPEM´s team have performed the first x-ray microtomography analysis at the new Brazilian synchrotron light source. Through a simple proof of concept experiment, using less than ten thousandth of the expected power, it was possible to observe the arrival of synchrotron light for the first time in one of Sirius' future experimental stations. This is a major milestone for the project, and a victory for Brazil's science and technology.
December 17th, 2019
The new Brazilian synchrotron light source continues its successful commissioning
Last Saturday, December 14th, CNPEM’s team stored electrons in Sirius's storage ring for several hours. This is a prerequisite for producing synchrotron light, and it happens only a few weeks after the first electron loop around the main accelerator was achieved. In addition, on Monday, December 16th, with the connection of the accelerator to one of the beamlines set up for testing, it was possible to receive the first X-ray pulse, still discrete due to the small number of circulating electrons.
November 25th, 2019
This is one of the most important stages of the largest scientific project in Brazil
The Sirius project has just completed one of its most important steps: the first electron loop around its main particle accelerator, called the Storage Ring. In this large structure, 518 meters in circumference, the electrons accelerated to very high energies produce synchrotron light: a very bright light used in scientific experiments that could revolutionize knowledge in health, energy, materials and more.
November 4th, 2019
The new Brazilian fourth generation synchrotron light source will be open for researchers next year
On October 16th, another important stage was achieved in the installation of the largest and most complex project in Brazilian science. Electrons in Sirius’ booster reached the extraction energy of 3 GeV (Giga-electronvolts). Upon reaching this energy in the Booster, electrons are transferred to the main accelerator, called the storage ring. This accelerator is currently assembled, and the next challenge is to get electrons to make a complete loop around it.
July 17th, 2019
Registrations for the 29th Annual Users’ Meeting (RAU) and the 6 satellite events are now open from July 15th to September 30th
The 29th RAU will be held from November 5th to 7th, 2019 at the campus of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in Campinas, SP. The abstracts submission are still open and we are recieving your contribuition until August 4th. Attention: Registration and abstract submission are in different platforms. Submitting an abstract does not validate as registration.
July 10th, 2019
The first CARNAÚBA Workshop ‘’Sirius Workshop on X-ray Nanospectroscopy, Nanodiffraction and Nanoimaging’’ will be held on October 8th and 9th, 2019
July 10th, 2019
The event registered a record of public, gathering around 16 thousand people in the campus
On June 29, 2019, the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) held the fourth edition of its open day called "Ciência Aberta" (Open Science). Students, families and children of all ages participated in guided visits through the National Laboratories, hands-on activities, informal lectures by researchers, among other attractions. This year, the new Brazilian synchrotron light source, Sirius, was open for public visitation, which included booths and exhibitions covering several aspects of such complex machine, from design to scientific applications.
March 28th, 2019
The first edition of ‘’Groundwater Remediation using Nano/biotechnology with focus on the Contaminated Resources in Brazil’’ (GRUN) will be held on June, 24th and 25th
The workshop on Groundwater Remediation using Nano/biotechnology with focus on the Contaminated Resources in Brazil (GRUN) is jointly organized by Teesside University (UK) and the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS/CNPEM). This event will be held from June 24th and 25th, 2019, at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in Campinas, SP.