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Diamond Light Source Snapshot
Diamond is one of the most advanced scientific facilities in the world. The facility is driving progress, pushing the boundaries of what is possible, and keeping the UK at the forefront of cutting edge science.
The facility produces X-ray, infrared and ultra-violet beams; this highly focused light is 10 billion times brighter than the sun. In addition, Diamond facilitates access to a suite of world leading cryo-electron microscopes.
Diamond is used for fundamental research and applied science in virtually all fields, from the life sciences to chemistry and all the way through to paleontology. Medical applications include drug design, disease mapping, cancer research, novel medical therapies and vaccines. Alongside pure physics, applications in the physical sciences include engineering, nanotechnology, helping to model and manufacture advanced materials for the aviation and semi-conductor industries.
At Diamond we are currently planning a major upgrade of the facility, known as Diamond-II. Diamond-II will combine a new machine and new beamlines with a comprehensive series of upgrades to optics, detectors, sample environments, sample delivery capabilities and computing, which will ultimately generate an even more brilliant light source at a higher energy.
The facility produces X-ray, infrared and ultra-violet beams; this highly focused light is 10 billion times brighter than the sun. In addition, Diamond facilitates access to a suite of world leading cryo-electron microscopes.
Diamond is used for fundamental research and applied science in virtually all fields, from the life sciences to chemistry and all the way through to paleontology. Medical applications include drug design, disease mapping, cancer research, novel medical therapies and vaccines. Alongside pure physics, applications in the physical sciences include engineering, nanotechnology, helping to model and manufacture advanced materials for the aviation and semi-conductor industries.
At Diamond we are currently planning a major upgrade of the facility, known as Diamond-II. Diamond-II will combine a new machine and new beamlines with a comprehensive series of upgrades to optics, detectors, sample environments, sample delivery capabilities and computing, which will ultimately generate an even more brilliant light source at a higher energy.
