European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
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The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility is a major international research institute operating one of the world’s most advanced synchrotron light sources for cutting-edge experiments in physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| European Synchrotron Radiation Facility canonical | 3 |
| ESRF | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3866364 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Context triple: [Grenoble, hasResearchCenter, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility]
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A.
Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron
Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron is Brazil’s premier synchrotron light research facility, providing advanced photon sources for cutting-edge scientific and technological research.
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B.
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is a major Italian research center operating synchrotron light and free-electron laser facilities for advanced studies in physics, materials science, biology, and related fields.
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C.
Paul Scherrer Institute
The Paul Scherrer Institute is Switzerland’s largest research center for natural and engineering sciences, known for its cutting-edge work in areas such as particle physics, materials science, and energy research.
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D.
Canadian Light Source synchrotron
The Canadian Light Source synchrotron is a national research facility that produces intense beams of synchrotron light for advanced studies in fields such as materials science, biology, and environmental science.
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E.
National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
The National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory is a major Chinese research facility that operates synchrotron light sources for advanced studies in physics, materials science, chemistry, and related fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Target entity description: The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility is a major international research institute operating one of the world’s most advanced synchrotron light sources for cutting-edge experiments in physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology.
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A.
Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron
Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron is Brazil’s premier synchrotron light research facility, providing advanced photon sources for cutting-edge scientific and technological research.
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B.
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is a major Italian research center operating synchrotron light and free-electron laser facilities for advanced studies in physics, materials science, biology, and related fields.
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C.
Paul Scherrer Institute
The Paul Scherrer Institute is Switzerland’s largest research center for natural and engineering sciences, known for its cutting-edge work in areas such as particle physics, materials science, and energy research.
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D.
Canadian Light Source synchrotron
The Canadian Light Source synchrotron is a national research facility that produces intense beams of synchrotron light for advanced studies in fields such as materials science, biology, and environmental science.
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E.
National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
The National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory is a major Chinese research facility that operates synchrotron light sources for advanced studies in physics, materials science, chemistry, and related fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international organization
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research institute ⓘ synchrotron radiation facility ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ESRF
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| acceleratorType | storage ring ⓘ |
| annualUsers | thousands of visiting researchers ⓘ |
| applicationArea |
cultural heritage studies
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energy materials ⓘ environmental science ⓘ pharmaceutical research ⓘ |
| circumference | 844 m ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
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surface form:
European Molecular Biology Laboratory Grenoble outstation
Institut Laue-Langevin ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1988 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| EBSCompletion | 2020 ⓘ |
| electronEnergy | 6 GeV ⓘ |
| firstBeam | 1992 ⓘ |
| fundingModel | intergovernmental contributions ⓘ |
| governingBody | Council of ESRF Member States ⓘ |
| hostsFacility | ESRF-EBS storage ring ⓘ |
| inception | 1988 ⓘ |
| legalForm | international research organization ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Institut Laue-Langevin ⓘ
surface form:
European Photon and Neutron (EPN) Science Campus
Grenoble ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
CEA Grenoble
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surface form:
Polygone Scientifique, Grenoble
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| memberState |
Austria
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Belgium ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Israel ⓘ Italy ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Poland ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first fourth-generation high-energy synchrotron source ⓘ |
| numberOfBeamlines | 40+ ⓘ |
| officialOpening | 1994 ⓘ |
| primaryDiscipline |
biology
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chemistry ⓘ earth sciences ⓘ engineering ⓘ life sciences ⓘ materials science ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
imaging and tomography
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materials characterization ⓘ nanoscience ⓘ structural biology ⓘ synchrotron X-ray science ⓘ time-resolved studies ⓘ |
| typeOfLightSource | third-generation synchrotron ⓘ |
| upgradeProject | Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS) ⓘ |
| userFacility | yes ⓘ |
| website | https://www.esrf.fr ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Description of subject: The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility is a major international research institute operating one of the world’s most advanced synchrotron light sources for cutting-edge experiments in physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
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European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
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this entity surface form:
ESRF