VEPP-2M new electron-positron colliding beam facility of the Siberian Institute of Nuclear Physics

A description and results of constructing the 670 MeV VEPP-2M strong-focusing storage ring are given. The VEPP-2 is a booster where electron and positron beams are accumulated in succession and then extracted into the VEPP-2M. The VEPP-2M comprises light sections of a magentic system, four short gaps and four long ones. Three gaps, each of 650 mm long, are intended to conduct experiments on high energy physics. Present status of the VEPP-2M of 1972 is described and the program of experiments planned is presented