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Year # of visits
2008 15
2007 10
2006 6
2005 6
2004 3
Number of visits per year
South African synchrotron useage: 2004 - 2008
Year # of visits
2008 15
2007 10
2006 6
2005 6
2004 3
Number of visits per year
Soleil (France): 1200 visits in 2008(77% users from France)
Elettra (Italy): 600 visits in 2008ESRF (European): 3000 visits in 2008
Soleil (France): 1200 visits in 2008(77% users from France)
Elettra (Italy): 600 visits in 2008ESRF (European): 3000 visits in 2008
There are more than 50 synchrotrons serving the world’s scientific community
1 visit = 1 experiment (1 – 7 days) ≈ 1 accepted proposal
Year # of visits # of SA researchers
2008 15 11
2007 10 11
2006 6 11
2005 6 5
2004 3 4
Number of SA researchers per year
Year # of visits # of SA researchers
# of SA students
2008 15 11 4
2007 10 11 6
2006 6 11 6
2005 6 5 7
2004 3 4 5
Number of SA students per year
o Some complaints about lack of funding for student travelo Some complaints about lack of funding for student travel
Note: o some students are now classified as researchers
o also includes a small number of other large scale facility visits
o not all scientists have replied to questionnaire
Total number of researchers over last 5 years = 32
Total number of students over last 5 years = 19
51 South African scientists using synchrotron radiation51 South African scientists using synchrotron radiation
Synchrotron experiments from 2004 – 2008 have produced*:
- 6 PhD degrees
- 5 MSc degrees
- 17 refereed publications
- 9 conference proceedings
* a portion of 2008 data still being processed
Facility Location Number of visits Type of facility Status
ESRF France 17 synchrotron
Elettra Italy 4 synchrotron
ILL France 4 neutron source
SOLEIL France 3 synchrotron open in 2008
Hasylab (DESY) Germany 3 synchrotron
APS USA 3 synchrotron
ALS USA 2 synchrotron
LNLS Brazil 1 synchrotron
ISIS UK 1 neutron source
SLS Switzerland 1 synchrotron
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source
Singapore 1 synchrotron
NSLS (BNL) USA 1 synchrotron
