RT journal article T1 Alba, the Spanish Light Source. A1 Biscari, Caterina A1 Ferrer, Salvador A1 García, Gastón A1 Ramos Lerate, Inmaculada Concepción A2 Física Aplicada AB ALBA is the Spanish 3rd-generation synchrotron light source, located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, nearBarcelona, recently come into operation with seven Phase-I Beamlines. The e– beam energy is 3 GeV,and the photon energy available in these #rst beamlines ranges from UV up to hard X-ray of tens of keV.Di$erent techniques of synchrotron radiation utilization are available including di$raction, spectroscopiesand imaging. We will describe the project, its history, present status and future perspectives. PB Società Italiana di Fisica SN 0393-4578 YR 2013 FD 2013 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30097 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30097 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 13-nov-2026