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The Synchrotron is located in Clayton, Melbourne — near Monash University. This customised multi-storey building contains a particle accelerator ring that is 261 metres in circumference. | The Australian Synchrotron is one of several particle accelerators located around the world, part of a family that includes the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Prior to 2007, Australia did not have a large particle accelerator for scientific research — unlike the US, UK and Canada. In order to complete the project, the Victorian government invested AU$157 million. | A diagram of the synchrotron. The synchrotron uses two particle accelerator rings to bring electrons to 99.9 per cent of the speed of light. The electrons are then subject to magnetic fields that make them give off photons, the particles that make up light. This high intensity light, ranging in spectrum from x-rays to infra-red, can be used for all kinds of imaging, including viewing chemica
