Advanced Light Source
The Advanced Light Source is a research facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. One of the world's brightest sources of ultraviolet and soft x-ray light, the ALS is the first "third-generation" synchrotron light source…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: synchrotron radiation facility
- Also known as: “6” and “Building 6”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include California Memorial Stadium and The Big "C".
California Memorial Stadium
Stadium
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California Memorial Stadium, also known simply and commonly as Memorial Stadium, is an outdoor college football stadium located on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley, California, United States. California Memorial Stadium is situated 1,900 feet south of Advanced Light Source.
The Big "C"
Work of art
Photo: Gomfbears, Public domain.
The Big "C" is a large concrete letter "C" built into Charter Hill in the Berkeley Hills overlooking the University of California, Berkeley. It was constructed on March 23, 1905, and is considered a campus landmark. The Big "C" is situated 530 feet southwest of Advanced Light Source.
Tightwad Hill
Scenic viewpoint
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Tightwad Hill is the popular name for Charter Hill, the hill rising to the east of California Memorial Stadium at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, U.S. Tightwad Hill is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Advanced Light Source.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panoramic Hill and Northside.
Panoramic Hill
Neighborhood
Panoramic Hill is a residential neighborhood of the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, California defined by the homes along and within the access corridor defined by Panoramic Way.
Northside
Neighborhood
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Northside is a principally residential neighborhood in Berkeley, California, located north of the University of California, Berkeley campus, east of Oxford Street, and south of Cedar Street.
La Loma Park
Neighborhood
La Loma Park is a neighborhood and tract of land located in the Berkeley Hills section of the city of Berkeley, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Advanced Light Source
- Categories: research center and synchrotron light source
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.87578° or 37° 52′ 33″ northLongitude
-122.24857° or 122° 14′ 55″ westOpen location code
849VVQG2+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 26133946OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4686229
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Advanced Light Source” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “先进光源”
- Chinese: “先進光源”
- Chinese: “高等光源”
- Russian: “ALS (синхротрон)”
- Russian: “ALS”
- Turkish: “Advanced Light Source”
- Turkish: “Gelişmiş ışık kaynağı”
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