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DESCRIPTION:The Australian Synchrotron welcomed 2258 visitors during its Op
 en Day on Sunday 25 October.\nWith the synchrotron beam turned off\, but w
 ith public interest definitely switched on\, people from across the commun
 ity had a unique opportunity to peek behind the scientific scenes. Most vi
 sitors set their own pace on self-guided tours that covered the basics of 
 synchrotron science and its real-world applications.\nSynchrotron scientis
 ts and their supporters fielded questions including: “Is the synchrotron’s
  light created by plutonium?” (No)\; “Are you planning to capture the rain
 water from your big roof?” (Yes)\; “Was this building really meant to look
  like a giant traditional Australian corrugated iron water tank?”(Possibly
 )\; and “Can I build one of these at home?” (Probably not. But you could k
 eep your eye out for an electron gun and a linear accelerator on e-Bay).\n
 For visitors with some degree of specialist knowledge\, intensive accompan
 ied tours featured accelerator physics\, mechanical engineering\, electric
 al engineering\, IT &amp\; controls\, and safety systems. Kitted out in lu
 rid orange vests\, tour guides and guests traversed the complex network of
  tunnels and walkways that crisscross the facility.\nIf all that became a 
 little too much\, visitors could resort to the Rotary Club of Clayton hosp
 itality marquee\, where funds raised were dedicated to the acquisition of 
 a great disaster relief invention\, the ShelterBox.\nSelected photos avail
 able here.
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LOCATION:Australian Synchrotron (800 Blackburn Road Clayton VIC)
SUMMARY:Australian Synchrotron Open Day
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