Research Frontiers 2018 Research Frontiers 2018 116 As of March 2019, the total number of registered refereed papers from SPring-8 was 14,874. Figure 14 shows the annual statistics of refereed papers. T h e f a c i l i t i e s o f S P r i n g - 8 , S A C L A , a n d NewSUBARU form the Center of Excellence (COE) at the SPring-8 campus where JASRI, public beamline users, the contractors of contract beamlines, RIKEN, and the University of Hyogo work in close cooperation, forming a research complex where each member has their own role in delivering high- quality results to the field of synchrotron radiation science and technology. The organizational charts of RIKEN and JASRI, which are at the center of this research complex, are shown in Fig. 17 and Fig. 18, respectively. When SPring-8 started operation in 1997, it was jointly managed by RIKEN, JAERI (now JAEA), and JASRI. However, JAERI withdrew from the management of SPring-8 on September 30, 2005. SPring-8 is currently administered by RIKEN and JASRI collaboratively. The total budget for the operation of SPring-8 in FY2018 was about 9.5 billion yen. As of October 2018, RIKEN and JASRI have a total of 427 staff members. Figure 15 shows the annual budget allocated to operations, maintenance, and promotion of SPring-8. Figure 16 shows the manpower of RIKEN and JASRI. V. Research Outcome VII. Research Complex VI. Budget and Personnel 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Number of Publications Year ~1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 120.0 140.0 100 Million JPY Fiscal Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 User Selection and Support Facility Operation and Management 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Manpower Fiscal Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 JASRI RIKEN Fig. 14. Number of refereed publications. Fig. 15. SPring-8 budget. Fig. 16. Personnel at SPring-8: JASRI and RIKEN.
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