SESAME and Research Opportunities

Mustafa Fatih Genişel

SESAME

SESAME and Research Opportunities

Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) is a “third-generation” synchrotron light source that was officially opened in Allan (Jordan) on 16 May 2017. It is the first synchrotron light source in the Middle East and neighbouring countries, and also the region’s first major international centre of excellence.
The heart of SESAME is a 2.5 GeV synchrotron light source (133m in circumference), providing radiation from the Infrared light to X-rays of unparalleled quality, a unique tool to expand the boundaries of scientific investigations into new materials and living matter.
There are five operational beamline and one under construction. The beamlines are the following:

1.BM02 – IR (Infrared) spectromicroscopy beamline
2.BM08 – XAFS/XRF (X-ray Absorption Fine Structure/X-ray Fluorescence) spectroscopy beamline
3.ID09 – MS/XPD (Materials Science/X-ray Powder Diffraction) beamline
4.ID10 – BEATS (BEAmline for Tomography at SESAME)
5.ID11L – HESEB (HElmholtz-SEsame Beamline)
6.ID11R – TXPES (Turkish soft X-ray PhotoElectron Spectroscopy) beamline – this beamline is being constructed by a Turkish consortium led by TENMAK (Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency);
It is now possible to apply for proposals to the five operational beamlines of SESAME, the deadline is on February 29th 2024, at 23:59 Jordanian time for the user period starting from September 1st to December 31st, 2024.

Picture of SESAME storage ring; Bending Magnet (RED), Beam shifter of BEATS beamline (VIOLET) and HESEB undulator (BLUE)

Konuşmacı hakkında

Dr. Mustafa Fatih Genişel is the HESEB beamline scientist at SESAME. Mustafa Genisel received his BS and PhD degrees in Chemistry from Middle East Technical University and Bilkent University, respectively. He was a faculty member at Dicle University before joining SESAME. His research studies focus on PVD hard coatings and characterization.