ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
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| Location: | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, England |
| Scientific Purpose: | Supports national and international community of around 3000 scientists who use neutrons and muons for research in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, biology and more. |
| Organisation: | Owned and operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation. |
| Website: | isis |
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The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is a pulsed neutron and muon source at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus at Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. It has been operating since 1984. It uses beams of neutrons and muons to allow the study of materials at the atomic and molecular level. It has a suite of 35 instruments, each of which is individually optimised to investigate different aspects of atomic- and molecular-level properties. The research conducted at ISIS plays an important role in addressing global challenges, answering fundamental questions, and delivering scientific and socio-economic impact.
Hundreds of experiments are performed every year at the facility by industrial and academic researchers from around the world, in diverse science areas such as clean energy, advanced manufacturing, quantum computing, healthcare, agriculture and archaeology.