Central Laser Facility

Central Laser Facility (CLF) is a research facility in the UK. It is part of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The facility is dedicated to studying the applications of high energy lasers. It was opened in 1976.[1] As of 2013 there are 5 active laser laboratories at the CLF: Vulcan, Astra Gemini, Artemis, ULTRA, and OCTOPUS. The facility provides both high-power and high-sensitivity lasers for study across broad fields of science from atomic and plasma physics to medical diagnostics, biochemistry and environmental science.[2] Also through the Centre for Advanced Laser Technology and Application (CALTA), CLF is responsible for laser development. DiPOLE is the brainchild of that project.[3]

  1. ^ M.H. Key 1985 Nucl. Fusion 25 1351 , doi:10.1088/0029-5515/25/9/063.
  2. ^ "High Intensity Laser Physics: Recent Results and Developments at the Central Laser Facility, UK," , asers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,2, 26-31 Aug. 2007doi: 10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391130.
  3. ^ "Central Laser Facility-CALTA". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-10.