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Science Highlight

£17.2m Announced for HiLUX in UKRI’s Infrastructure Fund
HiLUX will be a major upgrade of the Central Laser Facility’s (CLF’s) ultrafast laser and infrared spectrometer infrastructure (Ultra and Artemis).

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News

£17.2m Announced for HiLUX in UKRI’s Infrastructure Fund
£59.7m Announced for Vulcan 20-20 in UKRI’s Infrastructure Fund
£3.2m in Funding Announced for UK XFEL Research and Development
CLF Scientists collaborate in environmental study: ‘Real’ atmospheric samples covering pollution particles analysed using neutrons for the first time
Octopus Scientist Receives Funding from Laserlab Europe’s Scientific and Technological Exchange

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Our Latest Projects

Our laser facilities

ULTRA
ULTRA combines laser, detector and sample manipulation technology to probe ultrafast molecular dynamics to facilitate innovative research in the physical and life sciences in academia and industry.
Artemis
Artemis is an ultrafast XUV science facility, using high harmonics to investigate electron dynamics in condensed matter and gas-phase molecules, and for lensless imaging.
OCTOPUS
The OCTOPUS (Optics Clustered to OutPut Unique Solutions) imaging cluster offers a wide range of imaging techniques.
Gemini
Gemini is a high power, ultra-short pulse laser system delivering dual beams of 15 J, 30 fs laser pulses, at a rate of one shot every 20 seconds
Vulcan
Vulcan is a petawatt laser system, used for experiments researching fusion energy, electron and ion acceleration, laboratory astrophysics and plasma physics.

Events

2021 Christmas Meeting of the High Powered Laser Science Community
Registration is now open for the Christmas meeting of the High Power Laser User Community (13th - 15th December 2021)