Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is a multidisciplinary research center of excellence, open to the international research community, specialized in generating high quality synchrotron and free-electron laser light and applying it in materials and life sciences.		Top Stories Multiferroic heterostructures changes in magnetism regulated by photostriction Spintronics ultrafast optical spin injection in silicon Nanostructures unique vibrational properties of carbon atomic wires revealed Non-linear processes intense x-ray radiation changes how light and matter interact   What's New Elettra on Newton in 'Luci della Ricerca’ Elettra and Paul Scherrer Institut Workshop Elettra’s researchers at the CONTACT-Science@CERIC 2022 workshop New drugs against COVID discovered thanks to measurements on IUVS CERIC-ERIC news: SISSI involved in the Stradivarius study Elettra’s delegation at the LEAPS 5th Plenary Meeting at PSI Visit CO.DI.G.E.R. Way for Light Project at the ICRI 2022 side event IUVS research results among Nature Communications' Highlights Visit of the participants to the 'Joint ICTP-IAEA Advanced Workshop on Future Trends in Multidisciplinary Ion Beam Analysis' Events Full list Friday, 14 October 2022 | Trieste Wayforlight experience brought in the ICRI 2022 side event 'Long-term sustainability of small and mid-scale distributed Research Infrastructure projects’ Tuesday, 28 June 2022 PaNOSC Summer School on Material Science at European Large-Scale Infrastructures using Open ad FAIR Data Wednesday, 1 June 2022 IUPAP - Centenary YEARS 1922 - 2022 Conferences Full list There are no conferences scheduled.
Quicklinks Access and Visits Contacts Payments Prevention and Safety Purchase Office Radiation Protection Working with us User Quicklinks Apply for beamtime Virtual Unified Office Elettra Crowd	The synchrotron light source ELETTRA Scientists from all over the world can access our beamlines by submitting proposals that are evaluated on the basis of pure scientific merit and potential impact. Beamlines Status Shifts Calendar The free-electron laser FERMI The next generation light source is ready to open unprecedented opportunities in science, providing the brightest probe to look at ultrafast processes in the matter. Beamlines Status Shifts Calendar MUR International Projects As multidisciplinary research centre Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is directly involved in numerous large-scale international projects. Industrial Liaison Office The Industrial Liaison Office (ILO) manages Technology Transfer and  promotes the use of Laboratory facilities in applied research and for industrial applications. User Area Assistance to users coming to our facility for conducting proposals approved on the basis of peer review. How to become a user, apply and prepare for beamtime.

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