Editing Synchrotron light source (section)

==Applications of synchrotron radiation==
*Synchrotron radiation of an electron beam circulating at high energy in a magnetic field leads to radiative self-polarization of electrons in the beam ([[Sokolov–Ternov effect]]).<ref>{{cite book|author=A. A. Sokolov |author2=I. M. Ternov|publisher=American Institute of Physics |series=Translation Series |editor=C. W. Kilmister|location=New York|title=Radiation from Relativistic Electrons|year=1986|isbn=978-0-88318-507-0}}</ref> This effect is used for producing highly polarised electron beams for use in various experiments.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
*Synchrotron radiation sets the beam sizes (determined by the [[beam emittance]]) in [[storage ring|electron storage rings]] via the effects of [[radiation damping]] and quantum excitation.<ref>[http://www.slac.stanford.edu/pubs/slacreports/slac-r-121.html The Physics of Electron Storage Rings: An Introduction by Matt Sands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511011430/http://www.slac.stanford.edu/pubs/slacreports/slac-r-121.html |date=2015-05-11 }}</ref>