Editing Advanced Photon Source (section)

==How APS works==
[[File:APS Synchrotron.jpg|thumb|Inside the APS Storage Ring Enclosure|alt=X-ray front end inside the APS storage ring enclosure.]]
The APS uses a series of [[particle accelerator]]s to push electrons up to nearly the speed of light, and then injects them into a [[storage ring]] that is roughly two-thirds of a mile around. At every bend in the track, these electrons emit [[synchrotron radiation]] in the form of ultrabright X-rays. Scientists at 65 experiment stations around the ring use these X-rays for basic and applied research in a number of fields.

Scientists use the X-rays generated by the APS to peer inside batteries, with the goal of creating longer-lasting, faster-charging energy storage devices;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Battery of tests: Scientists figure out how to track what happens inside batteries {{!}} Argonne National Laboratory|url=https://www.anl.gov/article/battery-of-tests-scientists-figure-out-how-to-track-what-happens-inside-batteries|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.anl.gov|language=en}}</ref> to improve 3D printing for more durable materials;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Putting a Shine on Metal 3-D Printing {{!}} Advanced Photon Source|url=https://www.aps.anl.gov/APS-Science-Highlight/2020-11-17/putting-a-shine-on-metal-3-d-printing|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.aps.anl.gov|language=en}}</ref> to learn more about the behavior of charged particles in order to improve electronics;<ref>{{Cite web|title=A new spin on energy-efficient electronics {{!}} Argonne National Laboratory|url=https://www.anl.gov/article/a-new-spin-on-energyefficient-electronics|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.anl.gov|language=en}}</ref> and to map the brain to understand more about neurological diseases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Researchers image an entire mouse brain for the first time {{!}} Argonne National Laboratory|url=https://www.anl.gov/article/researchers-image-an-entire-mouse-brain-for-the-first-time|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.anl.gov|language=en}}</ref> APS research played a role in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines in use in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS plays foundational role in development of COVID-19 vaccines {{!}} Argonne National Laboratory|url=https://www.anl.gov/article/aps-plays-foundational-role-in-development-of-covid19-vaccines|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.anl.gov|language=en}}</ref>

The Experiment Hall surrounds the storage ring and is divided into 35 sectors, each of which has access to x-ray [[beamline]]s, one at an insertion device, and the other at a bending magnet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Experiment Hall & Beamlines |work=Argonne National Laboratory |url=http://www.aps.anl.gov/About/APS_Overview/experiment_hall.html |access-date=9 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325221308/http://www.aps.anl.gov/About/APS_Overview/experiment_hall.html |archive-date=25 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>  Each sector also corresponds to a lab/office module offering immediate access to the beamline.<ref>{{cite web |title=LOMs & Beamlines |work=Argonne National Laboratory |url=http://www.aps.anl.gov/About/APS_Overview/loms_beamlines.html |access-date=9 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325221314/http://www.aps.anl.gov/About/APS_Overview/loms_beamlines.html |archive-date=25 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Two [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel prizes in Chemistry]] have been granted for work performed in part at the APS. The 2009 prize was awarded for the discovery of the structure of the [[ribosome]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=2009 Chemistry Nobel to APS Users {{!}} Advanced Photon Source|url=https://www.aps.anl.gov/APS-News/2017/2009-chemistry-nobel-to-aps-users|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.aps.anl.gov|language=en}}</ref> and the 2012 prize for the structure of [[G protein-coupled receptor]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Advanced Photon Source lights the way to 2012 Chemistry Nobel {{!}} Argonne National Laboratory|url=https://www.anl.gov/article/advanced-photon-source-lights-the-way-to-2012-chemistry-nobel|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.anl.gov|language=en}}</ref>