The scientific facilities at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have now been supporting research across the world for several decades, and yet the applicability of the techniques used at these facilities is often not well known outside of certain physics and engineering groups; In particular, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source – a world-leading centre for neutron imaging, irradiation, and characterisation of materials at the atomic scale, as well as Diamond Light Source – one of the most advanced synchrotrons in the world, providing a beam of X-rays “10 billion times brighter than the sun” for a range imaging and characterisation techniques used across life and physical sciences. This seminar talk aims to introduce these facilities, as well techniques such as neutron/X-ray computed tomography (NCT/XCT), Bragg edge imaging, phase-contrast imaging, and X-ray diffraction, and how these techniques can be applicable to your research or the research of your colleagues. Additionally, scientific research facilities in general are discussed from the perspective of employment, for those interested in a future career in physics and/or enthusiastic about computer science.
