ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/ISIS_Neutron_and_Muon_Source
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:abbreviation ISIS is not an acronym; named after the River Thames (Isis)
gptkbp:annualUsers over 2000
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Institut_Laue-Langevin
gptkb:European_Spallation_Source
gptkbp:containsCommunity international
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:director Mark Thomson (as of 2024)
gptkbp:facilityId spallation neutron source
gptkbp:firstTargetStation operational since 1984
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:UK_Research_and_Innovation
gptkbp:hasBeamline over 30 beamlines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Rutherford_Appleton_Laboratory
gptkb:Oxfordshire
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Isis_(River_Thames)
gptkbp:notableMission study of superconductors
archaeological artifact analysis
biomolecular structure analysis
study of magnetic materials
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:Second_Target_Station_(2009)
gptkbp:opened 1984
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council
gptkbp:powerSource proton synchrotron
gptkbp:produces gptkb:neutrons
gptkb:muons
gptkbp:protonEnergy 800 MeV
gptkbp:researchArea neutron scattering
muon spectroscopy
gptkbp:secondTargetStation operational since 2009
gptkbp:usedFor biology
chemistry
engineering
materials science
physics
gptkbp:website https://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harwell_Linear_Accelerator
gptkb:Harwell_Science_and_Innovation_Campus
gptkb:Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council
gptkb:Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5