title: The Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center (HSRC).
abstract: The history of HSRC is briefly sketched, going back to the early HiSOR project. The present status of this 0.7 GeV compact storage ring is described and an outline of the future of the facility is given in the context of western Japan.
authors.affiliation: Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-3-1, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ghijsen