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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Science and Technology Facilities Council operates Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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