Synchrotron Radiation Center

Synchrotron Radiation Center
Motto
"Illuminating the path to scientific discovery"
Established1968 (1968) - 2014 (2014)
Research typeSynchrotron light source
DirectorJoseph Bisognano
LocationStoughton, Wisconsin, USA
42°57′40″N 89°17′26″W / 42.9611°N 89.2905°W / 42.9611; -89.2905
Operating agency
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Websitewww.src.wisc.edu

The Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC), located in Stoughton, Wisconsin and operated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was a national synchrotron light source research facility, operating the Aladdin storage ring. From 1968 to 1987 SRC was the home of Tantalus, the first storage ring dedicated to the production of synchrotron radiation.

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