Synchrotron Light Sources in Developing Countries

The more than 50 light sources in operation include facilities in Brazil, Korea, and Taiwan which started in the 1980's when they were developing countries. They came on line in the 1990's and have since trained hundreds of graduate students. They have attracted mid-career diaspora scientists to return. Growing user communities have demanded more advanced facilities, leading to higher performance new light sources that are now coming into operation. Light sources in the developing world now include the following: $\backslash $textbf\textbraceleft SESAME\textbraceright in the Middle East which is scheduled to start research in 2017 ($\backslash $underline \textbraceleft www.sesame.org\textbraceright ); $\backslash $textbf\textbraceleft The African Light Source\textbraceright , in the planning stage ($\backslash $underline \textbraceleft www.safricanlightsource.org\textbraceright ); and $\backslash $textbf\textbraceleft The Mexican Light Source\textbraceright , in the planning stage ($\backslash $underline \textbraceleft http://www.aps.org/units/fip/newsletters/201509/mexico.cfm\textbraceright ). See: http://wpj.sagepub.com/content/32/4/92.full.pdf{\$}$+${\$}html; http://www.lightsources.org/press-release/2015/11/20/grenoble-resolutions-mark-historical-step-towards-african-light-source..