Swiss Light Source
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The Swiss Light Source is a cutting-edge synchrotron radiation facility in Switzerland that provides intense X-ray and ultraviolet light for advanced research in fields such as materials science, biology, and chemistry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swiss Light Source canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6905976 — 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: Swiss Light Source Context triple: [Paul Scherrer Institute, hasFacility, Swiss Light Source]
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European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
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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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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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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Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource is a national user facility at SLAC that produces intense synchrotron X-ray radiation for cutting-edge research in physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science.
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Advanced Photon Source
Advanced Photon Source is a premier U.S. synchrotron X-ray research facility that provides extremely bright X-ray beams for cutting-edge scientific and industrial experiments.
- 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: Swiss Light Source Target entity description: The Swiss Light Source is a cutting-edge synchrotron radiation facility in Switzerland that provides intense X-ray and ultraviolet light for advanced research in fields such as materials science, biology, and chemistry.
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A.
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource is a national user facility at SLAC that produces intense synchrotron X-ray radiation for cutting-edge research in physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science.
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E.
Advanced Photon Source
Advanced Photon Source is a premier U.S. synchrotron X-ray research facility that provides extremely bright X-ray beams for cutting-edge scientific and industrial experiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
particle accelerator
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synchrotron radiation facility ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SLS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acceleratorType | third-generation synchrotron light source ⓘ |
| aimOfUpgrade |
enhance experimental capabilities
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improve coherence ⓘ increase brightness ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| energy | 2.4 GeV ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeamlinesFor |
materials imaging
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protein crystallography ⓘ surface and interface science ⓘ |
| hasBeamlinesFor |
spectroscopy
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tomography ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
beamlines
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booster synchrotron ⓘ linac injector ⓘ storage ring ⓘ |
| hasUpgradeProject | SLS 2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 2001 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Aargau
NERFINISHED
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Paul Scherrer Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ Villigen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringFacility |
SINQ
NERFINISHED
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SwissFEL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForUsers | 2001 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Paul Scherrer Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss national research infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radiationType |
X-ray
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ultraviolet ⓘ |
| servesUsersFrom |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ international community ⓘ |
| supportsTechnique |
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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X-ray diffraction ⓘ X-ray tomography ⓘ coherent X-ray imaging ⓘ macromolecular crystallography ⓘ photoemission spectroscopy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
chemistry research
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condensed matter physics research ⓘ environmental science research ⓘ materials science research ⓘ nanoscience research ⓘ structural biology research ⓘ |
| website | https://www.psi.ch/en/sls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss Light Source Description of subject: The Swiss Light Source is a cutting-edge synchrotron radiation facility in Switzerland that provides intense X-ray and ultraviolet light for advanced research in fields such as materials science, biology, and chemistry.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Paul Scherrer Institute