Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is a major UK national scientific research facility in Oxfordshire, known for its work in particle physics, space science, materials research, and large-scale scientific instrumentation.

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instanceOf national scientific research laboratory ⓘ
research institute ⓘ
collaboratesWith international research organizations ⓘ
universities in the United Kingdom ⓘ
coordinatesResearchProgramme particle physics experiments ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
employs engineers ⓘ
scientists ⓘ
technical staff ⓘ
establishedIn 1957 ⓘ
fieldOfWork accelerator science ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
computational science ⓘ
large-scale scientific instrumentation ⓘ
laser science ⓘ
materials science ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ
space science ⓘ
focusesOn muon spectroscopy ⓘ
neutron scattering ⓘ
satellite instrumentation ⓘ
space missions support ⓘ
synchrotron radiation applications ⓘ
formerName Appleton Laboratory ⓘ
Rutherford High Energy Laboratory ⓘ
fundedBy Science and Technology Facilities Council ⓘ
UK Research and Innovation ⓘ
hasAbbreviation RAL ⓘ
hasFacility Central Laser Facility ⓘ
Diamond Light Source (nearby on same campus) ⓘ
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source ⓘ
RAL Space ⓘ
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Space Science and Technology Department ⓘ
Scientific Computing Department ⓘ
hasMission to provide large-scale facilities and expertise for the UK and international scientific community ⓘ
locatedIn Harwell Science and Innovation Campus ⓘ
location Harwell, Oxfordshire, England ⓘ
namedAfter Edward Victor Appleton ⓘ
Ernest Rutherford ⓘ
operatedBy Science and Technology Facilities Council ⓘ
ownedBy Science and Technology Facilities Council ⓘ
partOf Science and Technology Facilities Council ⓘ
UK national laboratories system ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
region Oxfordshire ⓘ
supports industrial research and development projects ⓘ
international space missions ⓘ
website https://www.ral.ac.uk/ ⓘ

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory → hasFacility → Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Space Science and Technology Department ⓘ
linked to: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source → locatedIn → Rutherford Appleton Laboratory ⓘ
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source → partOf → Rutherford Appleton Laboratory ⓘ
Central Laser Facility → locatedIn → Rutherford Appleton Laboratory ⓘ