Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory
24 Nov 2011
An RPS visit organised to the establishment that used to be Aldermaston. Contains the UK’s national synchrotron accelerator.
Volunteer at Didcot Railway Centre |
Didcot Parkway |
Railway ballast Tamper Train |
Pub Diner |
Radio Antenna Model |
Discharge in a vacuum |
Initial Briefing |
Lasers |
A BIG lens |
Magic! |
Atom Tree, 50year Memorial |
Spring Diaphragms |
Coolth on tap |
Vulcan Target Guide |
Radio Telescope Arial (antenna) |
Joke Reflected |
Wound Copper Wire |
Young Visitors |
Fan? |
Copper Connectors Dancing |
Cryogenics Guide |
"Gold" Block |
Secret Weapon? |
Extractor |
Control Centre |
One metre mirror |
Laser Glasses |
Door to Vulcan Target |
Staircase |
Two photographers |
Control Centre supplies |
New Experiment |
Control Centre, doughnuts under the black plastic |
Part of Cryostat for Atacama Array |
Finished Cryostat, cools to 4° K |
Another Cryostat part |
Diamond Light Building
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What is it? |
Port Hole |
The Plan |
Optical Shield |
Today's State |