Laser Trackers Accelerate Accurate Construction of Research Facility
An aerial view of Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Long Island, NY, shows an impressive half-mile ring structure: the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) accelerator, scheduled for completion in 2015. NSLS-II will support research in engineering, biology, physics, chemical and materials sciences, and nanoscience.
This new facility replaces the original National Synchrotron Light Source accelerator, which opened in 1982. It generated infrared, ultraviolet and X-ray light that enabled scientists to probe fine particles, materials and processes.