Teaching about the birth of synchrotron light : the role of Frascati and a missed opportunity
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of synchrotron radiation. - 1994. - 31(2024), Pt 4 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 987-998 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2024
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of synchrotron radiation |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Frascati X-rays first synchrotron light projects synchrotron radiation history |
| Zusammenfassung: | open access. The users of synchrotron light are now tens of thousands throughout the world. Paradoxically, many of them do not know much about the early history of their domain. This is regrettable, since education about the initial developments makes it easier to fully understand synchrotron radiation and effectively use its amazing features. Scarcely known, in particular, is the key role of scientists working in Frascati, Italy. Partly based on his personal experiences, the author reports here relevant aspects of this story, including a pioneering French-Italian experiment that started in the early 1960s, and the Frascati contributions in the 1970s and 1980s to the birth of synchrotron light research. Finally, the unwise strategic decisions that prevented Italy from achieving absolute leadership in this domain - in spite of its unique initial advantages - are analyzed |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Revised 07.07.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1600-5775 |
| DOI: | 10.1107/S160057752400300X |