Synchrotron Radiation is electromagnetic waves such as X-rays produced by an electron accelerator. Synchrotron Radiation is highly directional with small divergence which is defined as high brighrness.

Light invisible to the human eye reveals the function of materials.

　The next-generation synchrotron radiation facility satisfies many of the needs in academia and industry. It will strengthen research capabilities and improve productivity in our industry, academia, and national research sectors. This project will be a leading case of a large-scale state-of-the-art research facility based on public-private regional partnerships.

(December 17, 2018　Press conference by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.)

[National Agent]

• National Institute of Quantum Science and Technology (QST)

[Partners]

• Photon Science Innovation Center (PhoSIC/General Incorporated Foundation )
• Miyagi prefecture
• Sendai City
• Tohoku University
• Tohoku Economic Federation

The accelerator, light source, and X-ray optics technologies that Japan has invested in over the years are being used to achieve the excellent performance of "NanoTerasu." in its compact building.

Its higher brilliance and low emittance allows us to 'see' various small objects more clearly and in a shorter time.

• June 2018: Selection of regional partners
• September 2018: Collaboration and cooperation agreement signed between QST and regional partner
• FY2019-: QST starts constructing the accelerator, and the regional partner starts site preparation.
• December 2021: Accelerators were started to be delivered to the building
• June 2022: The facility was nicknamed "NanoTerasu"


• March 2023: Completion of the building
• During FY2023: First beam
• FY2024: Start of operation

NanoTerasu has the capacity for 28 beamlines.
The national government and partners will install a total of 10 beamlines as the first stage of construction.

[Public Beamlines]
Pioneering the cutting edge of academic science by taking advantage of the light source performance.

[Coalition Beamlines]
Seven beamlines will support industrial and academic R&D to solve social issues, such as countermeasures against infectious diseases and realizing a decarbonized society.

Complex structures heterogeneous, non-stationary, hierarchical, etc. are intrinsically important to the function of many objects and living things.
NanoTerasu visualizes them and converts them into data. However, complex and multidimensional data are sometimes beyond human intuitive comprehension.
In such cases, it is crucial to use a data-driven deductive approach using artificial intelligence, such as machine learning to extract the essential parameters.
In addition, inductive approaches such as hypothesis testing in computer will be possible using data as input for simulations.

There are data that only NanoTerasu can obtain.
That is why researchers and engineers gather from different fields across the borders of the public and private sectors.
The power of data-driven fusion of different fields will help solve technologically challenging issues in our society. NanoTerasu will create a research environment bringing together the public, private, and local sectors.

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