This class introduces the broad field of electron based light source (so-called advanced light source)
and their applications to the senior undergraduate and graduate students. The number of advanced light
sources like synchrotron radiation light source and free electron laser light source now exceeds 100
with more than 100000 scientists per year who use them as essential tools of their research programmes
around the world. The advanced light source ’ s excellence is acknowledged by outstanding scientific
record with directly contributing to work leading to many Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and
biology. In China, both Beijing high energy photon source and Shanghai free electron laser light source
are fully funded under construction phase. And Shenzhen light source, Dongguan South light source,
Hefei light source and Wuhan light source are in the study phase. This class is designed for students
who have been exposed to material science; physics, chemistry as well as biology, and wish to have a
basic understanding of electron based light source and its application in science research. The main
purpose is to reveal basic principle and general knowledge, experimental technique, and instrumentation
and detecting technology associated with the light source based on electrons moving at high speed.