Dr. Hamed Tarawneh; SESAME; Allan, Jordan

Abstract - The SESAME is a 3rd generation synchrotron light source facility under construction in Allan, Jordan, 30 km north-west of Amman. The beam energy of SESAME storage ring is 2.5 GeV, an emittance of 26 nm.rad and 12 straight sections are available for insertion devices. The injector consists of a 22.5 MeV Microtron and 800 MeV Booster synchrotron, with a repetition rate of 1 Hz. The SESAME building has been handed over in February 2008 and the main Microtron subsystems have been successfully tested and the installation of the Microtron has been finished. The commissioning of the Microtron will start beginning of 2009. In the meantime, preparations of technical specifications for most of the storage ring subsystems are in progress. The Phase I scientific program for SESAME has also been finalized, and it foresees 7 beam lines, including 1 IR port. The completion of the accelerators complex construction is scheduled for 2011. In this seminar, Dr. Tatawneh will talk about the progress of the Microtron, Booster synchrotron, the engineering design of the storage ring's main subsystems and the service area implementation.