Russia, Moscow Region, Protvino

SYLA
Fourth-Generation Synchrotron Radiation Source with X-ray Free-Electron Laser «SYLA»

Developing

SYLA is a megascience project that complementarily integrates a 4^th‑generation synchrotron radiation source (6 GeV) and an X-ray free-electron laser within a single research infrastructure complex. The synchrotron storage ring has a circumference of 1110 m, provides a beam current of 200 mA, and achieves an extremely low horizontal emittance less than 70 pm∙rad, enabling a brightness up to 10²² ph∙s⁻¹∙mm⁻²∙mrad⁻¹ in the undulator mode. The free‑electron laser with four undulator lines generates femtosecond pulses in SASE and self-seeding regimes with a peak brightness up to 10³³ ph∙s⁻¹∙mm⁻²∙mrad⁻¹. The SYLA facility is designed to accommodate 52 beamlines (46 beamlines at the synchrotron ring and 6 beamlines at the free‑electron laser).

Commissioning:

2036

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NRC “Kurchatov institute”

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SCIENTIFIC DOMAINS

Photon science

Condensed matter physics, Magnetism, Surface and interface physics, Solid state physics, Materials science, Nanotechnology, Crystallography, Chemistry and catalysis, Biology and life sciences, Biophysics, Medical research, Pharmacology and pharmaceuticals, Nanobiotechnology, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth and environmental sciences, Energy research, Archaeology and cultural heritage, Microelectronics industry, Nature‑like technologies

Key words: condensed matter, magnetism, spintronics, surface physics, interfaces, solid state, materials science, nanomaterials, nanostructures, crystallography, X‑ray diffraction, catalysis, chemical kinetics, structural biology, biophysics, drug design, geology, paleontology, mineralogy, ecology, environmental monitoring, Earth sciences, energy materials, photovoltaics, batteries, fuel cells, archaeology, cultural heritage, microelectronics, nature‑inspired materials.

SCIENTIFIC GOALS

Performing non‑destructive structural diagnostics of critical components and elements of prototypes and serial products for industrial applications.
Developing new‑generation efficient and safe materials for the energy sector, including nuclear energy, advanced plasma technologies, nuclear fuel storage, etc.
Investigating fast‑occurring processes in biological systems, as well as product prototypes for the creation of a fundamentally new component base (nanoelectronic, superconducting, neuromorphic) and sensors.
Advancing nature‑like technologies – technological replication of living nature systems and complexes, primarily nature‑like energy systems, cyber‑physical additive manufacturing complexes, and the development of basic elements for anthropomorphic biorobotics.
Creating fundamentally new, including bio‑inspired, materials for operation in extreme conditions of the Far North, the Arctic, Antarctica, and outer space.
Developing breakthrough biomedical technologies and pharmaceuticals based on structural and dynamic data of single molecules, as well as regenerative medicine technologies grounded in the principles of personalized medicine.
Studying cultural heritage objects, their origins, and the technologies used in their creation.

FACILITIES

4^th generation synchrotron radiation source: 46 beamlines (including 16 beamlines of the first stage).

X-ray free electron laser: 6 Beamlines (including 4 beamlines of the first stage).

CHALLENGES

Establish a flagship facility within Russia’s national “megascience” infrastructure network;
Provide cutting-edge experimental tools for priority research, utilizing a 4th-generation source that meets international standards;
Secure long-term Russian leadership in international synchrotron science