The light source for Spain
ALBA is a facility co-financed by the Spanish government and the Catalan government. It is a new generation of synchrotron.
ALBA is a circular-shaped machine, called a synchrotron, that uses arrays of magnets, called insertion devices to generate bright beams of synchrotron light.
ALBA is situated in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near Barcelona, a welcoming, plural and diverse city, a city to live and share.
Around the machine there are a collection of experimental research laboratories, called beamlines. At each beamline, scientists independantly use the light generated by the machine for a wide variety of experiments.
The ALBA team currently consists of about 160 dedicated engineers, scientists, support staff and technicians. Since May 2012, ALBA has been welcoming scientific users from all over the world.
Address:
CELLS - ALBA Carretera BP 1413, de Cerdanyola del Vallès a Sant Cugat del Vallès, Km. 3,3 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona Spain Fax: +34 93 592 43 01 Tel: +34 93 592 43 00
