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Science Highlight
Just add water: Innovative target design leads to surprising discovery in laser-plasma acceleration
Using the CLF's Gemini Laser, scientists have developed a groundbreaking method for generating fast, bright proton beams using a high-repetition-rate laser-plasma accelerator.
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News
Just add water: Innovative target design leads to surprising discovery in laser-plasma acceleration
Using Artificial Intelligence to Uncover the Secrets of Quantum Materials
Seeing the invisible: Unlocking the secrets of sealed letters
Small changes in structure can lead to big differences in chemistry: Understanding how we can enhance cancer treatment using lasers
Calls for Access to Octopus and Ultra Facilities at the CLF
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Our Latest Projects
EPAC | Extreme Photonics Applications Centre
HiLUX upgrades to Ultra and Artemis
UK XFEL - Scientific Case Project
Vulcan 20-20 Upgrade
Artemis
Artemis is an ultrafast XUV science facility, using high harmonics to investigate electron dynamics in condensed matter and gas-phase molecules, and for lensless imaging.
Gemini
Gemini is a high power, ultra-short pulse laser system delivering dual beams of 15 J, 30 fs laser pulses, at a rate of one shot every 20 seconds
OCTOPUS
The OCTOPUS (Optics Clustered to OutPut Unique Solutions) imaging cluster offers a wide range of imaging techniques.
ULTRA
ULTRA combines laser, detector and sample manipulation technology to probe ultrafast molecular dynamics for innovative research in the physical and life sciences in academia and industry.
Vulcan
Vulcan is a petawatt laser system, used for experiments researching fusion energy, electron and ion acceleration, laboratory astrophysics and plasma physics.
Events
Joint Target Fabrication Workshop 9 and TARG 6
STFC CLF Artemis, Octopus, and ULTRA User Meeting 2024
Network on Extreme Intensity Laser Systems (NEILS) Meeting 2024
2023 High Power Laser Christmas Meeting Summary
Once again, just before the Lab’s Winter Break, the Central Laser Facility (CLF) hosted its annual High Power Laser (HPL) Christmas Meeting.
2024 CLF Impact Awards: Applications Open Soon!
Applications for the 2024 CLF Impact Awards will open soon!
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