Research facilities

Lasers

• Central Laser Facility (link opens in a new window) (CLF) at RAL

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Neutron and muon sources

• ISIS (link opens in a new window) pulsed neutron and muon source at RAL
• Research facilities access scheme

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MICE experiment and facility at ISIS (link opens in a new window)

• MICE (link opens in a new window) is a facility to investigate muon ionization cooling or to perform tests with high-quality, low-energy beams of muons, electrons, protons or pions.
• Interested researchers may apply for access to MICE under the Transnational Access scheme (link opens in a new window)

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Computational Science and Engineering

• HECToR (link opens in a new window)
• High Performance Computing (link opens in a new window) (see also HPCx service (link opens in a new window))

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Atmospheric, Astronomy and Space Science

• Chilbolton Facility for Astmospheric and Radio Research (link opens in a new window) (CFARR) - Chilbolton Observatory
• The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (link opens in a new window) (ING) - La Palma
• The Joint Astronomy Centre (link opens in a new window) (JAC) - Hawaii
• Molecular Spectroscopy Facility (link opens in a new window) - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
• Space Test Facilities - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
• The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (link opens in a new window) (ATC) - Edinburgh

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Innovations Technology Access Centre (link opens in a new window) (I-TAC)

Based at Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus, a unique, fully equipped space for innovation, research and development, providing flexible access to laboratory space, “hot-labs” and £3m scientific equipment.

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Synchrotron light sources and free electron lasers

• Accelerators and Lasers In Combined Experiments (link opens in a new window)(ALICE)
• Diamond Light Source (link opens in a new window) (DLS) - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
• European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (link opens in a new window) (ESRF) - Grenoble
• New Light Source

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Facilities for Materials Analysis

• Medium Energy Ion Scattering Facility (link opens in a new window) (MEIS)
• National Centre for Electron Spectroscopy and Surface Analysis (link opens in a new window) (NCESS) - Daresbury Laboratory

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Partner Facilities/Organisations - Neutron sources

• Institut Laue-Langevin (link opens in a new window) (ILL) - Grenoble

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Partner Facilities/Organisations - Atmospheric, Astronomy and Space Science

• British National Space Centre (link opens in a new window)
• European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (link opens in a new window) (ESO)
• European Space Agency (link opens in a new window)
• Gemini Observatory (link opens in a new window)

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Partner Facilities/Organisations - Particle physics

• CERN (link opens in a new window)