SPring-8 constructed various X-ray beamline transport channels using standa
rd components and newly developed components to cope with the various light
sources and optics. Sophisticated short-length undulator beamline such as
high resolution inelastic beamline, medium-length beamlines ranging 100-200
m, and 1 km-long beamline have been constructed as well as standard short-
length beamlines. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.