Teaching about the birth of synchrotron light: the role of Frascati and a missed opportunity

Autor:	G. Margaritondo
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	synchrotron radiation history frascati first synchrotron light projects x-rays Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity QC770-798 Crystallography QD901-999
Zdroj:	Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, Vol 31, Iss 4, Pp 987-998 (2024)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1600-5775 16005775
DOI:	10.1107/S160057752400300X
Popis:	The users of synchrotron light are now tens of thousands throughout the world. Paradoxically, many of them do not know much about the early history of their domain. This is regrettable, since education about the initial developments makes it easier to fully understand synchrotron radiation and effectively use its amazing features. Scarcely known, in particular, is the key role of scientists working in Frascati, Italy. Partly based on his personal experiences, the author reports here relevant aspects of this story, including a pioneering French–Italian experiment that started in the early 1960s, and the Frascati contributions in the 1970s and 1980s to the birth of synchrotron light research. Finally, the unwise strategic decisions that prevented Italy from achieving absolute leadership in this domain – in spite of its unique initial advantages – are analyzed.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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