ANL, Argonne, Illinois, USA
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
With the recent success in commissioning of MAX IV, the multi-bend achromat (MBA) lattice has begun to deliver on its promise to usher in a new generation of higher-brightness synchrotron light sources. In this paper, we begin by reviewing the challenges, recent success, and lessons learned of the MAX-IV project. Drawing on these lessons, we then describe the physics challenges in even more ambitious rings and how these can be met. In addition, we touch on engineering issues and choices that are tightly linked with the physics design.
