VII ALBA Users' Meeting

Session

General introduction

3 Sept 2026, 12:00

Maxwell Auditorium (ALBA Synchrotron )

Conveners

General introduction

• INÉS MUÑOZ FERNÁNDEZ (CNIO)

Description

ALBA Overview (From ALBA to ALBA II), Science & Partnerships, ALBA II Status

1. From ALBA to ALBA II

Caterina Biscari

03/09/2026, 12:00

Oral contribution

123. Science and Partnerships at ALBA

Klaus Attenkofer

03/09/2026, 12:30

Oral contribution

Based on the operational excellence, ALBA had gained over the past 15 years, the current upgrade of ALBA to a 4th generation light source is pushing the required sample size for spectroscopic and scattering techniques to the micrometer and sub-micrometer level and allows to strengthen imaging capabilities by optimizing existing instruments and adding coherent based techniques. The upgrade of...

120. ALBA II status

Montserrat Pont (ALBA Synchrotron)

03/09/2026, 13:00

Oral contribution

The upgrade of ALBA to a fourth-generation light source was approved in September 2025 and aims to ensure the competitiveness of the ALBA Synchrotron for the coming decades. The project includes the complete replacement of the storage ring, which will reduce the electron beam emittance from the current 4300 pm·rad to 200pm·rad. It also includes the upgrade of the existing beamlines to fully...