Elettra Update

Elettra is an international multidisciplinary research center, specializing in synchrotron and free-electron laser radiation and their application in material science. The center (see Figure 1) is located on the outskirts of Trieste (Basovizza), Italy. Two advanced light sources are in operation: Elettra, the 12-cell, double-bend achromat, 259.2-m-circumference electron storage ring operating since 1993; and FERMI, the new seeded free electron laser (FEL) operating since 2010 and open to the users' community with three beamlines covering the spectral range from 100 to 4 nm. The presence of the two complementary facilities, both open to the international community, is a unique asset of the research center.