Central Laser Facility@CLF_STFC

The official twitter account for the CLF - one of the world's leading laser facilities. STFC is part of ukri.org ➡️ tinyurl.com/LasersLinkedIn

 Harwell Campus, England
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Joined February 2018
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ALT Collage of four industrial placement students.
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2024 brought exciting progress to our Vulcan 20-20 project, HiLUX upgrade, and EPAC facility. However, our wonderful staff, users, and contractors are what really made the year special!⭐ Thank you all, and Merry Christmas from our CLF family to yours! Artwork by @HelenTowrie
Happy Holidays from our CLF family to yours Christmas card

ALT Happy Holidays from our CLF family to yours Christmas card

Santa Claus in the laser lab

ALT Santa Claus in the laser lab

Laser equipment illustrated as a Christmas wreath. Laser scientist with reindeer headband and hot chocolate in hand.

ALT Laser equipment illustrated as a Christmas wreath. Laser scientist with reindeer headband and hot chocolate in hand.

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We were delighted to show @PoppyGustafsson and team around EPAC today! We very much enjoyed your visit. ✨
Minister of State Poppy Gustafsson and CLF director John Collier talk in EPAC's expansive Experimental Area 1

ALT Minister of State Poppy Gustafsson and CLF director John Collier talk in EPAC's expansive Experimental Area 1

Minister of State Poppy Gustafsson stands in a group listening to CLF director John Collier as she views EPAC through a window

ALT Minister of State Poppy Gustafsson stands in a group listening to CLF director John Collier as she views EPAC through a window

Minister of State Poppy Gustafsson stands in a group listening to CLF director John Collier as she views EPAC through a window

ALT Minister of State Poppy Gustafsson stands in a group listening to CLF director John Collier as she views EPAC through a window
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Day 2 of the CLF High Power Laser Conference is complete! We shall soon find out who won the Student Poster Competition 👀🏆
hall with modern ornate ceiling and rows of tables. many people are milling around, chatting.

ALT hall with modern ornate ceiling and rows of tables. many people are milling around, chatting.

delegate gives a talk in the lecture theatre. The lecture theatre is dark and ornate with low, warm lighting and large red curtains.

ALT delegate gives a talk in the lecture theatre. The lecture theatre is dark and ornate with low, warm lighting and large red curtains.

audience in the lecture theatre clapping. The lecture theatre is dark and ornate with low, warm lighting and red and wooden seats.

ALT audience in the lecture theatre clapping. The lecture theatre is dark and ornate with low, warm lighting and red and wooden seats.

Long room with a zig-zag of posters on blue posterboards down the middle. People milling about and chatting. It's dark out the windows.

ALT Long room with a zig-zag of posters on blue posterboards down the middle. People milling about and chatting. It's dark out the windows.
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The first people are beginning to arrive for the High Power Laser Christmas Conference here in Abingdon! ✨
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Organic cooking emissions account for up to 10% of particulate emissions in the UK. But, what happens to them once they're out there?🤔 Research by @unibirmingham used @DiamondLightSou & a laser brought over from the CLF to help tackle this question. ➡️ orlo.uk/YnK8G
Close-up of someone cooking with two sizzling pans on a hob.

ALT Close-up of someone cooking with two sizzling pans on a hob.
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Science is linked to the Humanities in more ways than we may think. Join us as we explore the Humanities behind Science through our #STFCinContext campaign! Keep track of upcoming #STFCinContext projects from STFC's different departments here: linktr.ee/stfcincontext

ALT A colourful graphic with the caption "#STFCinContext, Putting science in context......by exploring the humanities behind it". There are some grey foot prints intertwining with the words and two magnifying glasses. In the middle of the graphic are 5 mascots in the shape of the theta symbol, a paint pallet, a fossil, a book and the globe, all with eyes, to represent the 5 areas of humanities the campaign will explore.

This graphic features 2 magnifying glasses and grey footprints intertwining with the text. There are also 5 mascots that are the theta symbol, a paint pallet, a fossil, a book and the globe, all with eyes.

ALT This graphic features 2 magnifying glasses and grey footprints intertwining with the text. There are also 5 mascots that are the theta symbol, a paint pallet, a fossil, a book and the globe, all with eyes.

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Central Laser Facility retweeted
Tofaris Lab@TofarisLab
13 Nov 2024
Congratulations to @_Suman_Dutta for being awarded the Octopus/Ultra-Facility Access funded by @UKRI_News to analyse brain-derived extracellular vesicles in one of the world's leading laser facilities, @CLF_STFC 📸 Super-resolution images of #EVs by Suman @NDCNOxford @KavliOxford
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Happy #EngineersDay!👷‍♀️ Over a year ago now, the CLF's Engineering Division: ✅Officially became the CLF's largest Division ✅Opened their brand-new state-of-the-art Engineering & Technology Centre Curious to know what they've been up to since then? ➡️ orlo.uk/CLFEngineers_h6Sjh
ETC building - a gradient dark to light grey square building with an entrance with a large glass window.

ALT ETC building - a gradient dark to light grey square building with an entrance with a large glass window.

The moment the ribbon gets cut at ETC's Opening

ALT The moment the ribbon gets cut at ETC's Opening

Group of Engineers and technicians hold a hybrid zoom meeting in one of EPAC's new meeting rooms

ALT Group of Engineers and technicians hold a hybrid zoom meeting in one of EPAC's new meeting rooms

Young engineer sits amongst other people with their laptop. They are laughing at something off screen.

ALT Young engineer sits amongst other people with their laptop. They are laughing at something off screen.
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While installations for the HiLUX labs are underway elsewhere, this little room harbours a very important setup! This is a miniature replica of the new Ultra laser system which allows scientists test stuff, such as fully automated processes, ahead of the real thing! 🧑‍🔬
A scientist wearing goggles works on an optics table. the image is purple hued.

ALT A scientist wearing goggles works on an optics table. the image is purple hued.

A scientist wearing goggles works on an optics table. the image is purple hued.

ALT A scientist wearing goggles works on an optics table. the image is purple hued.
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Specifically designed to fit together like a jigsaw, the gantry that’s part of the HiLUX upgrade has just been installed in the rooms where Ultra A used to be. 🧩✨
Laser optics table (chunky black table with a metallic top) sits below a set of metallic scaffolding - the gantry.

ALT Laser optics table (chunky black table with a metallic top) sits below a set of metallic scaffolding - the gantry.

Laser optics table protected by plastic and card sits below a set of metallic scaffolding - the gantry.

ALT Laser optics table protected by plastic and card sits below a set of metallic scaffolding - the gantry.

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These have to be put together in a very particular order. Once finished these will hold all the control equipment for the lasers and experiments. 🧪 This concludes another step in the HiLUX project! ✅ ➡️ orlo.uk/445Aa
Laser optics table (chunky black table with a metallic top) sits below a set of metallic scaffolding - the gantry.

ALT Laser optics table (chunky black table with a metallic top) sits below a set of metallic scaffolding - the gantry.
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It's #NationalColorDay 🌈 a day to celebrate the impact colours have on our lives. "Colours", or wavelengths of light, are /everything/ when it comes to the different types of laser experiments we do. Scientists, what's your wavelength of choice?
A metal table covered in holes is lit bright green by the laser beam passing through various optics and mirrors screwed into the table. In the background, a scientist is working on the setup

ALT A metal table covered in holes is lit bright green by the laser beam passing through various optics and mirrors screwed into the table. In the background, a scientist is working on the setup
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For the first time ever, a user groups is using our Artemis, Ultra and Octopus facilities simultaneously for one experiment! Why? Because what they’re studying is an especially awkward specimen…
4 scientists work in the CLF Octopus Lab. Featured are microscopes and computer screens showing data from the experiment.

ALT 4 scientists work in the CLF Octopus Lab. Featured are microscopes and computer screens showing data from the experiment.

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The team are using the Ultra setup in the Artemis lab using Kerr-Gated Raman to “gate” out the fluorescence whilst still letting the useful information through Simultaneously, they’re using Fluorescence Imaging in the Octopus lab to study the nature of the fluorescence itself! 🔬

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The team are adding to the wealth of research they’ve conducted over the years on Li-ion battery degradation, with the hope that it may help lead towards longer lasting battery efficiency in the future. 🔋🌱
Stock image of a phone on charge

ALT Stock image of a phone on charge
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The @LivUni group is looking at what’s happening inside lithium-ion batteries (like in our phones) as they lose efficiency over time🪫 Li-ion batteries are notoriously hard to study due to the obscuring fluorescence they emit when you try to extract Raman light from them
CLF and Liverpool scientists stand smiling in front of Ultra laser

ALT CLF and Liverpool scientists stand smiling in front of Ultra laser

CLF and Liverpool scientists stand smiling in front of Octopus microscope

ALT CLF and Liverpool scientists stand smiling in front of Octopus microscope
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Central Laser Facility retweeted
Chris Toseland@ChrisToseland
3 Oct 2024
This is how to show off your multi-tasking skills @AnaGherghelas @CLF_STFC
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Today is the National Labs Conference, a hybrid event spanning across multiple STFC sites to highlight the various Research & Development projects going on. It's been great to be able to share what we're up to, as well as hear from the other departments! 🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬
speaker presents talk at podium in lecture theatre

ALT speaker presents talk at podium in lecture theatre

poster session: people milling around large blue poster boards with A0 conference posters on them.

ALT poster session: people milling around large blue poster boards with A0 conference posters on them.

Session lead thanks a speaker as they conclude their talk in a lecture theatre

ALT Session lead thanks a speaker as they conclude their talk in a lecture theatre
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Central Laser Facility retweeted
Susan Quinn@QuinnGroupUCD
12 Sep 2024
Had a fantastic time at the LSF @CLF_STFC user meeting in St. Hilda's College Oxford. Well done @ClaraZehe, @dan_graczyk & Eleanor Windle @ucdchemistry on their fab poster presentations & huge congratulations to Daniel on winning the best student poster prize. 🥳📷.
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