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History

April 1, 2024: Beamline Names changed.

• BL16B2 SUNBEAM BM（SUNBEAM Consortium）
  → RIKEN Analytical Science II
• BL16XU SUNBEAM ID（SUNBEAM Consortium）
  → RIKEN Analytical Science I

December, 2023: Beamline status changed.

• BL07LSU R&D-ID II
  → Operational

April 1, 2023: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL07LSU The University-of-Tokyo Outstation Beamline for Materials Science
  → R&D-ID II
• BL33LEP Laser-Electron Photon
  → Diagnosis Beamline II
• BL38B2 Diagnosis Beamline
  → BL38B2 Diagnosis Beamline I
• BL05XU R&D-ID
  → R&D-ID I

August 2, 2022: Beamline status changed.

• BL07LSU The University-of-Tokyo Outstation Beamline for Materials Science
  → Planned or Under Construction

may 1, 2022: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL01B1 XAFS
  → XAFS I
• BL14B2 Engineering Science Research II
  → XAFS II
• BL13XU Surface and Interface Structures
  → X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I
• BL19B2 Engineering Science Research I
  → X-ray Diffraction and Scattering II
• BL09XU HAXPES
  → HAXPES I
• BL46XU Engineering Science Research III
  → HAXPES II
• BL40B2 Structural Biology II
  → SAXS BM
• BL41XU Structural Biology I
  → Macromolecular Crystallography I
• BL45XU Structural Biology III
  → Macromolecular Crystallography II

October 1, 2021: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL15XU WEBRAM (National Institute for Materials Science)
  → RIKEN Materials Science III
• BL47XU HAXPES・μCT
  → Micro-CT

April 1, 2021: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL09XU Nuclear Resonant Scattering
  → HAXPES
• BL35XU High Resolution Inelastic Scattering
  → Inelastic and Nuclear Resonant Scattering
• BL28XU RISING II (Kyoto University)
  → Advanced Batteries (Kyoto University)

January 1, 2021: Beamline status changed.

• BL33LEP Laser-Electron Photon: Operational
  → Planned or Under Construction

April 1, 2020: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL44B2 RIKEN Materials Science
  → BL44B2 RIKEN Materials Science I
• BL36XU Catalytic Reaction Dynamics for Fuel Cells ( The University of Electro-Communications )
  → BL36XU RIKEN Materials Science II

April 1, 2019: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL05XU RIKEN Diagnosis Beamline I
  → R&D-ID
• BL32B2 RIKEN
  → R&D-BM
• BL38B1 Structural Biology III
  → RIKEN Structural Biology I
• BL38B2 RIKEN Diagnosis Beamline II
  → Diagnosis Beamline
• BL45XU RIKEN Structural Biology I
  → Structural Biology III

April 23, 2018: Beamline status changed.

• BL32B2 RIKEN: Planned or Under Construction
  → Operational

April 1, 2017: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL05SS Accelerator Beam Diagnosis
  →BL05XU RIKEN Diagnosis Beamline I
• BL38B2 Accelerator Beam Diagnosis
  →BL38B2 RIKEN Diagnosis Beamline II

April 1, 2016: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL28XU：RISING (Kyoto University)
  →RISING II (Kyoto University)
• BL11XU：JAEA Quantum Dynamics (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
  →QST Quantum Dynamics I (National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology)
• BL14B1：JAEA Materials Science (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
  →QST Quantum Dynamics II (National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology)
• BL22XU：JAEA Quantum Structural Science (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
  →JAEA Actinide Science I (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
• BL23SU：JAEA Actinide Science (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
  →JAEA Actinide Science II (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

February 1, 2016: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL07LSU：University-of-Tokyo Synchrotron Radiation Outstation （The University of Tokyo）
  → The University-of-Tokyo Outstation Beamline for Materials Science（The University of Tokyo）

October 3, 2013: Contract Beamline Became Operational.

• BL31LEP: Laser-Electron Photon II

January 17, 2013: Contract Beamline Became Operational.

• BL36XU: Catalytic Reaction Dynamics for Fuel Cells

April 3, 2012: Contract Beamline Became Operational.

• BL28XU: RISING

April 1, 2012: Contract Beamline BL32B2 Became RIKEN Beamline.

• BL32B2: Pharmaceutical Industry → RIKEN

April 1, 2012: RIKEN Beamline Became Operational.

• BL43LXU: RIKEN Quantum NanoDynamics

March 1, 2012: Contract Beamline Name Changed.

• BL28XU: Advanced Basic Science for Battery Innovation (ABSBI) → RISING

January 18, 2012: Contract Beamline Contractor Name and Its Beamline Names Changed.

• Contractor Name: Industrial Consortium → SUNBEAM Consortium
• BL16B2: Sunbeam BM → SUNBEAM BM
• BL16XU: Sunbeam ID  → SUNBEAM ID

July 22, 2011: Beamline Name Changed.

• BL47XU: HXPES·MCT → HAXPES·μCT

August 9, 2010: New Contract Beamline Added.

• BL36XU: Catalytic Reaction Dynamics for Fuel Cells Beamline

June 2, 2010: New Contract Beamline Added.

• BL31LEP: Laser-Electron Photon II Beamline

May 17, 2010: BL32XU RIKEN Targeted Proteins Beamline became operational.

April 1, 2010: Contract Beamline Names Changed.

• BL07LSU: Univ-of-Tokyo → University-of-Tokyo Synchrotron Radiation Outstation
• BL43LXU: RIKEN Quantum Nano Dynamics → RIKEN Quantum NanoDynamics

November 11, 2009: The following two contract beamlines became operational.

• BL03XU: Advanced Softmaterial
• BL07LSU: Univ-of-Tokyo

October 21, 2009: New Contract Beamline Added.

• BL28XU: Advanced Basic Science for Battery Innovation (ABSBI) Beamline

May 15, 2009: BL33XU TOYOTA Beamline Started Operation.

May 8, 2009: Beamline Name Changed.

• BL44B2: RIKEN Structural Biology II → RIKEN Materials Science

March 3, 2009: New RIKEN Beamline Added.

• BL43LXU: RIKEN Quantum Nano Dynamics Beamline

March 3, 2009: Official Beamline Name Approved.

• BL03XU: Frontier Soft Matter Beamline (tentative)
  ---> Advanced Softmaterial Beamline

August 28, 2008: Beamline Names Changed.

• BL16B2: Industrial Consortium BM → Sunbeam BM
• BL16XU: Industrial Consortium ID → Sunbeam ID

August 28, 2008: Source Category Changed.

• BL43IR: Others → Bending Magnet

January 7, 2008: The beamline map was rotated 180 degrees.

January 7, 2008: The following four beamlines (three contract beamlines and one RIKEN beamline) were added to the beamline map.

• BL03XU: Frontier Soft Matter (contract beamline)
• BL07LSU: Univ-of-Tokyo (contract beamline)
• BL32XU: RIKEN Targeted Proteins (RIKEN beamline)
• BL33XU: TOYOTA (contract beamline)

October 30, 2007: The beamline name of BL46XU was changed from R&D to Engineering Science Research III

September 10, 2007: A public beamline, BL14B2 Engineering Science Research II, became available, and currently 49 beamlines are operational.

April 28, 2006: A public beamline, BL14B2 Engineering Science Research II, was added to the map.

October 25, 2005: The names of JAEA Contract Beamlines were changed.

• BL11XU: JAEA Quantum Dynamics (former Materials Science II)
• BL14B1: JAEA Materials Science (former Materials Science I)
• BL22XU: JAEA Quantum Structural Science (former Actinide Science II)
• BL23SU: JAEA Actinide Science (former Actinide Science I)

October 1, 2005: JAERI beamlines were categorized as contract beamlines.

September 22, 2005: RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy, BL17SU, became available.

September 1, 2005: Hyogo BM, BL08B2, became available.

May 1, 2005: The three beamline names were changed.

• BL47XU: HXPES·MCT
• BL46XU: R&D
• BL38B1: Structural Biology III

April 1, 2004: A contract beamline, BL08B2 Hyogo BM, was added to the beamline map.

• The beamline name of BL24XU was changed from "Hyogo" to "Hyogo ID". The total number of SPring-8's beamlines is 48.

March 11, 2004: The Accelerator Beam Diagnosis Line BL05SS became operational and forty-six beamlines are in operation.

August 5, 2003: The names of Taiwan Beamlines were changed.

• BL12XU: NSRRC ID
• BL12B2: NSRRC BM
  (NSRRC: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center)
  

June 18, 2003: Forty-five beamlines are operational.

May 7, 2003: The three beamline names were changed.

• BL02B1: Single Crystal Structure Analysis
• BL04B1: High Temperature and High Pressure Research
• BL10XU: High Pressure Research