Canadian Light Source Inc.

MEDSI History

The first MEDSI was hosted by the Swiss Light Source (SLS) in 2000, followed by MEDSI-2002 at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), MEDSI-2004 at European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), and MEDSI-2006 hosted by Spring-8 in Japan.

The Workshop was created for everyone interested in aspects of mechanical engineering in synchrotron radiation facilities, as well as for experts in specific related topics.

Aims:

To bring together the people involved in the mechanical engineering design of synchrotron radiation equipment and instrumentation
To share mechanical engineering developments at the various synchrotron radiation laboratories
To foster technical exchanges in this field
To strengthen contacts between those involved in the wide field of mechanical design: scientists, developers and companies that produce equipment and instrumentation for the synchrotron radiation community

Previous MEDSI Links:

http://www.aps.anl.gov/News/Conferences/2002/medsi02/

http://www.esrf.eu/events/conferences/past-conferences-and-workshops/Medsi2004/

http://medsi2006.spring8.or.jp/

MEDSI 2008

MEDSI 2008 will present the state of the art and outlook for innovative design as well as technology under development in existing and new generation light sources. MEDSI 2008 will cover the following scope:

High precision positioning mechanisms
Vibration and mechanical stability
High heat load analysis and design
Opto-mechanical devices and x-ray beam position monitors
Insertion devices, front ends and vacuum chambers
Modeling and experimental validation aspects
Sample environment specific conditioning
Automation related mechanics
Novel design of accelerators and beamline components
Other related Mechanical Engineering topics

MEDSI-2008 will begin with one day of joint workshops with SRI featuring experts discussing and presenting issues related to specific topics. Of particular interest to MEDSI participants are:

Engineering for Low Emittance
Cryogenics Systems for Light Sources
Challenges in Beamline Optics

For a complete list of joint workshops with please refer to the program.

Last modified: 2008-02-07 14:02:26