In May, leaders of the APS Upgrade project announced a new date for the start of the installation period. The APS will shut down for one year, beginning on April 17, 2023, to facilitate the replacement of the original storage ring with a new, state-of-the-art model, and the construction of nine new feature beamlines and 15 beamline enhancements.
The new date is a delay of 10 months from the originally planned start of the installation period and is the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated impacts to the project.
As part of the recent APS/CNM Users Meeting, the APS Upgrade project hosted a question-and-answer session to address user questions about the timing and scope of the upgrade, and the benefits of the new storage ring and beamlines. Chief Project Officer Jim Kerby was joined by Jonathan Lang, X-ray Science Division Director, and Susan White De Pace, manager of the APS user programs.
A document of frequently asked questions, including those asked at the Q&A session, has been compiled and is available online. If you have a question you would like to submit, please email apsupgrade@anl.gov as we will periodically update this document with new questions.
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