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SUMMARY:Status of the STAR Project and perspectives for a CLS in Africa
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Sanae Samsam (INFN)\nThe Southern European Thomson b
 ack-scattering source for Applied Research (STAR) project\, led by INFN an
 d hosted at the University of Calabria (South Italy)\, represents a cuttin
 g-edge platform for producing high-brilliance hard X-ray (up to 350 keV) p
 hoton beams through inverse Compton scattering (ICS). With the successful 
 upgrade of its high-energy linac (STAR-HEL) to reach electron beam energie
 s of up to 150 MeV using advanced C-band technology\, STAR stands as a mod
 el for developing compact\, cost-effective high-gradient accelerators to s
 erve user facilities. We illustrate the status of the STAR project and pro
 pose leveraging its technological framework to establish the first Compton
  light source (CLS) on an African university campus or an equivalent regio
 nal facility. The development of such a user facility would be a key miles
 tone in the broader roadmap toward realizing the African Light Source (AfL
 S) project\, fostering high-level research and training in accelerator-bas
 ed science across the continent. The initiative would not only position Af
 rica as a significant player in global scientific research but would also 
 complement existing infrastructure in South Africa\, thus strengthening th
 e foundation for collaborative efforts in accelerator and photon science a
 cross Africa.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/249/contributions/9816/
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