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	Topics Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Topic Home The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) at the Chilton/HarwellHarwell, Oxfordshire Harwell is a large village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England.... Science Campus is a scientific research laboratory near DidcotDidcot Didcot is a town in the Thames Valley in southern England, United Kingdom.... in OxfordshireOxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Glouce... , EnglandEngland England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom.... . It has a staff of approximately 1,200 people who support the work of over 10,000 scientists and engineers, chiefly from the university research community. RAL is run by the Science and Technology Facilities CouncilScience and Technology Facilities Council The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a UK government body that carries out civil research in science and enginee... (STFC). It is named after the physicistPhysicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics.... s Ernest RutherfordErnest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, PC, FRS , was a nuclear physicist from New Zealand.... and Edward AppletonEdward Victor Appleton Overview Sir Edward Victor Appleton was an English physicist.... . The Rutherford High Energy Laboratory was set up on the former RAF HarwellRAF Harwell RAF Harwell was a Royal Air Force airfield in Oxfordshire, England, and later the site of the Atomic Energy Research Establ... airfield between Chilton and HarwellHarwell, Oxfordshire Harwell is a large village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England.... in 1957, and merged with the Atlas Computer LaboratoryAtlas Computer Laboratory The Atlas Computer Laboratory at Harwell Laboratory was the site of one of two examples of the Manchester Atlas computer.... and Appleton Laboratory in 1975 and 1979 respectively, to form the current laboratory. The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research CouncilsCouncil for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils is a UK government body that carries out civil research in s... (CCLRC) was set up to run RAL and Daresbury LaboratoryDaresbury Laboratory Daresbury Laboratory is a scientific research laboratory near Daresbury in Cheshire, England, which began operations in 1962... in 1996. In 2007, the CCLRC became part of the Science and Technology Facilities CouncilScience and Technology Facilities Council The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a UK government body that carries out civil research in science and enginee... . RAL hosts ISISISIS neutron source The ISIS neutron source is currently the most powerful spallation neutron source in the world.... , the brightest spallationSpallation In general, spallation is a process in which fragments of material are ejected from a body due to impact or stress.... neutron sourceNeutron source Neutron source is a general term referring to a variety devices that emit neutrons, irrespective of the mechanism used to pr... in the world, which uses neutron scatteringNeutron scattering The term "Neutron Scattering" encompasses all scientific techniques whereby the deflection of neutron particles is used as a... to study the structure and behaviour of materials, providing research capabilities for around 1600 scientists from a range of disciplines, and has been operating since 1985. RAL was chosen as the site for the synchrotron lightSynchrotron light Synchrotron light is electromagnetic radiation produced by bending magnets and insertion devices in storage rings and free e... source DiamondDiamond Light Source Diamond Light Source is a synchrotron research facility located on the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, Englan... , which officially opened in January 2007. The Central Laser Facility, which houses the VulcanVulcan laser The Vulcan laser is an 8-beam 2.5 kJ per pulse infrared neodymium glass laser at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory's Centr... and Astra lasers, is also located in RAL. RAL also hosts a number of other resources and services in particle physicsParticle physics Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the elementary constituents of matter and radiation, and the interactio... , microelectronicsMicroelectronics Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics.... , atmospheric sciences, space scienceSpace science Space science, or the space sciences, are fields of science that are concerned with the study or utilization of outer space.... , spectroscopySpectroscopy Spectroscopy is the study of matter by investigating light, sound, or particles that is emitted, absorbed or scattered by th... and renewable energyRenewable energy Renewable energy sources, or RES, capture their energy from existing flows of energy, from on-going natural processe... research. Projects RAL staff are involved with a huge number of national and international projects. Space Science and Technology EISCATEISCAT EISCAT is an acronym for the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association.... E-ScienceE-Science The term e-Science is used to describe computationally intensive science that is carried out in highly distributed network e... Enabling Grids for E-sciencEEnabling Grids for E-sciencE The EGEE projectEnabling Grids for E-sciencE is project funded by the European Commission's Sixth Framework Programme throu... Particle PhysicsParticle physics Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the elementary constituents of matter and radiation, and the interactio... Large Hadron ColliderLarge Hadron Collider The Large Hadron Collider is a particle accelerator and collider located at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland.... LHC Computing GridLHC Computing Grid The LHC Computing Grid is a distribution network designed by CERN to handle the massive amounts of data produced by the Larg... ATLAS experimentATLAS experiment ATLAS is one of the five particle detector experiments being constructed at the Large Hadron Collider, a new particle accele... LHCbLHCb The LHCb experiment is one of five particle physics detector experiments being constructed on the Large Hadron Collider acce... Compact Muon SolenoidCompact Muon Solenoid The Compact Muon Solenoid experiment is one of two large general-purpose particle physics detectors being built on the proto... International Linear ColliderInternational Linear Collider The International Linear Collider is a proposed linear particle accelerator.... MINOSMinos In Greek mythology, Minos was a legendary king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa.... - Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search T2KT2K T2K is a particle physics experiment that is currently being constructed in Japan.... - Tokai to Kamioka TechnologyTechnology Despite its cultural pervasiveness, technology is an elusive concept.... Microelectronics Support Centre (MSC) ISISISIS neutron source The ISIS neutron source is currently the most powerful spallation neutron source in the world.... - neutron source DiamondDiamond Light Source Diamond Light Source is a synchrotron research facility located on the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, Englan... - synchrotronSynchrotron A synchrotron is a particular type of cyclic particle accelerator in which the magnetic field and the electric field are car... light source. See also Atomic Energy Research EstablishmentAtomic Energy Research Establishment The Atomic Energy Research Establishment near Harwell, Oxfordshire was the main centre for atomic energy research and develo... JETJoint European Torus JET, the Joint European Torus, is the largest nuclear fusion experimental reactor yet built.... External links script>