Australian Synchrotron users range from University and Crown researchers through to household companies and high-tech start-ups.
New Zealand researchers’ use of the synchrotron has steadily grown since its inception. In 2008, when researchers first had regular access, 12 researchers and seven projects were awarded shifts.
By 2021, 49 projects involving 128 researchers were awarded 312 shifts. In that year, 54 peer-reviewed papers were published by our researchers, which was 8% of the papers arising out of the use of the Australian Synchrotron, even though New Zealand only has 6.6% of shifts.
With interruptions to beamline access due to travel restrictions during and immediately after COVID, and less shifts used, the number of experiments and publications fell, but began rising again rapidly.
Our case studies describe a range of projects that New Zealand researchers have delivered using the Synchrotron.
More than 350 New Zealand scientists have used the Australian Synchrotron. They work on many research projects. These are just a few of the current project topics.
