Advanced Photon Source

The Advanced Photon Source is one of the brightest sources of X-rays in the Western Hemisphere. Electrons are accelerated to over 99% of the speed of light around its ring, which is the size of a baseball stadium.

Over 3,500 scientists from around the world visit the APS every year to do scientific research, which has resulted in over 10,000 published studies and contributed to the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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