<title>Application domains for synchrotron radiation sources of various energies</title>

Synchrotron radiation, its production and some applications are presented with special regards to the main characteristics needed by most users and the various options for generating synchrotron light from bending magnets, undulators, and wigglers. In parallel to the development of various generations of increasingly powerful synchrotron light sources, compact and simply designed synchrotrons have been built for maximum x-ray output and uptime for industrial use or as smaller regional facilities. The use of synchrotron radiation for industry-related applications has increased continuously during the past 10 years and the demands in some fields like x-ray protein crystallography are expected to grow dramatically.