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SYNCHROTRON-LIGHT FOR
25-05-2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
Starting from Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 SESAME resumes the machine operation with a reduced staff.
TIMELINE
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January 2003
Ground Breaking
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April 2004
SESAME Formally Came Into Existence
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November 2008
Soft Inauguration
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July 2009
First Beam from SESAME’s Microtron Shows Up
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November 2011
Full Energy Microtron Beam Extracted
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September 2014
Booster Commissioning
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February 2016
Installation of Storage Ring Begins
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January 2017
Pioneering SESAME Light Source Circulates First Beam
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May 2017
Official Opening of the Laboratory
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November 2017
First Monochromatic Light through SESAME’s XAFS/XRF Beamline
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April 2018
First Synchrotron Infrared Spectrum
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July 2018
SESAME Hosts Its First Users
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February 2019
SESAME becomes the World’s First Large Accelerator Complex to be Fully Powered by Renewable Energy
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December 2019
First light for SESAME’s MS beamline
