USSR – Ultimate Source for Synchrotron Radiation

Current status: initial stage of project; in the design phase
Costs and funding of the project: roughly estimated 1 billion EUR; funding by Russian government
Ultimate synchrotron radiation source, based on a 1.3 km diffraction limited storage ring with an envisaged electron energy of 6 GeV
Research: fundamental and applied research in condensed matter physics, nano- and biosystems, hybrid systems, functional and biocompatible materials, medical diagnostic systems and targeted drug delivery

CREMLINplus related objectives of the USSR synchrotron

Define scientific case and intended user community for the USSR facility – both in Russa and in Europe –, including definition of an initial set of about 10 beamlines covering the main techniques in X-ray imaging, diffraction/scattering, and spectroscopy, all of interest for the Russian synchrotron user community, but also for the European synchrotron user communities
Set up a well-structured and robust project management framework within an appropriate project governance for the conceptual and the technical design phases of USSR, including definition of mandates, allocation of tasks and responsibilities for the project and its management in the three main areas: (i) infrastructure, (ii) accelerator, (iii) experiments
Implement two international advisory committees: Machine Advisory Committee (MAC) and Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) for USSR
Foster links to the European LEAPS platform (League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources)
Develop conceptual and technical solutions essential for the CDR and TDR for the USSR, including related research and development of relevant technologies: main ring design, RF- photogun test facility prototype, components and technologies for the electron injection Linac, beam diagnostics components. Joint R&D for X-ray optics and special detector systems will also be undertaken.