Abstract

ALS-U is an ongoing upgrade of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Berkeley Lab that will endow the ALS with revolutionary x-ray capabilities. The new storage ring will enable the production of highly focused beams of soft x-ray light that are at least 100 times brighter than those of the existing ALS. Applying this technology at the ALS will help us to better understand and develop the new materials and chemical systems needed to advance our research needs in the 21st century. I will be discussing the state of the project, its goals, the beamlines that are built and upgraded as part of ALS-U and how they will integrate into the existing ALS and new research areas.