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The National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) is bracing for the next phase of its second accelerator project, Taiwan Photon Source (TPS), once the civil construction is completed in 2013, marking a successful example of having dual adjacent rings, with one under construction while the other is in operation. The transformation of the synchrotron-based light source by adding the TPS to the existing Taiwan Light Source (TLS) has the mission of providing Taiwan's scientific community and high-tech industry with needed facilities and resources for them to stay ahead in technological competition, using brilliant synchrotron light sources from infrared, VUV, and soft X-ray to hard X-ray. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

On the last day of 2014, the newly completed second accelerator of the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC), Taiwan Photon Source (TPS), delivered its first synchrotron light in the early afternoon. The electron beam energy of the TPS circulating in the storage ring has reached the design value of 3 GeV, and the stored beam current has achieved over 5 mA, marking a significant milestone for Taiwan's new synchrotron light source. After nearly five years of construction and development efforts in full scale, the successful commissioning of TPS will forever change the course of scientific research in Taiwan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]