A Tale of Two Accelerators II: Sesame- A source of Light in the Middle East

SESAME is a cooperative venture by scientists and governments of the Middle East set up on the model of CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). Current members of SESAME are Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, the Palestinian Authority, and Turkey. It is a Synchrotron Light source and it is being used by researchers to study a large variety of scientific questions. It has been constructed in Jordan and has been operating since 2018. It is also the first green light source. I will describe it's present scientific status. From a very personal viewpoint I will describe the joint regional journey of establishing a light source in Jordan. The trail starts at the CERN cafeteria, moves on through the

Sinai desert and Europe till its present day operation.