Solaris—National synchrotron radiation centre, project progress, May 2012

• The current status and plans for the future development of the Solaris synchrotron are presented.
• The layout and basic design parameters of the accelerator are shown and described.
• The powerful scientific capabilities of the innovative design of the synchrotron are pointed out.

The first Polish synchrotron radiation facility Solaris is being built at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The project was approved for construction in February 2010 using European Union structural funds. The Solaris synchrotron is based on the 1.5 GeV facility being built for the MAX IV project at Lund University in Sweden. A general description of the facility is given together with a status of its implementation. The specific Solaris solutions taken for the linear accelerator, beamlines and civil engineering infrastructure are outlined.