European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) is a joint research facility situated in Grenoble, France, supported by 22 countries (13 member countries: France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Russia; and 9 associate countries: Austria, Portugal, Israel, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, India and South Africa).

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European Synchrotron
Radiation Facility
Installation européenne
de rayonnement synchrotron
FormationSeptember 30, 1994 (1994-09-30)
HeadquartersGrenoble, France
Official languages
English
LeaderFrancesco Sette
Websitewww.esrf.fr
ESRF-EBS
General properties
Accelerator typeSynchrotron
Beam typeElectron
Target typeLight source
Beam properties
Maximum energy6 GeV
Maximum brightness3.56×1021 ph./s/0.1%/mm2/mrad2
Physical properties
Circumference843.977 metres (2,768.95 ft)
LocationGrenoble, France
Coordinates45°12′31″N 5°41′24″E
InstitutionESRF
Dates of operation2020 - present

Some 8,000 scientists visit this particle accelerator each year, conducting upwards of 2,000 experiments and producing around 1,800 scientific publications.

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