Central Laser Facility

ALT Collage of four industrial placement students.

ALT Happy Holidays from our CLF family to yours Christmas card

ALT Santa Claus in the laser lab

ALT Laser equipment illustrated as a Christmas wreath. Laser scientist with reindeer headband and hot chocolate in hand.

ALT Minister of State Poppy Gustafsson and CLF director John Collier talk in EPAC's expansive Experimental Area 1

ALT Minister of State Poppy Gustafsson stands in a group listening to CLF director John Collier as she views EPAC through a window

ALT Minister of State Poppy Gustafsson stands in a group listening to CLF director John Collier as she views EPAC through a window

ALT hall with modern ornate ceiling and rows of tables. many people are milling around, chatting.

ALT delegate gives a talk in the lecture theatre. The lecture theatre is dark and ornate with low, warm lighting and large red curtains.

ALT audience in the lecture theatre clapping. The lecture theatre is dark and ornate with low, warm lighting and red and wooden seats.

ALT Long room with a zig-zag of posters on blue posterboards down the middle. People milling about and chatting. It's dark out the windows.

ALT Close-up of someone cooking with two sizzling pans on a hob.

ALT ETC building - a gradient dark to light grey square building with an entrance with a large glass window.

ALT The moment the ribbon gets cut at ETC's Opening

ALT Group of Engineers and technicians hold a hybrid zoom meeting in one of EPAC's new meeting rooms

ALT Young engineer sits amongst other people with their laptop. They are laughing at something off screen.

ALT A scientist wearing goggles works on an optics table. the image is purple hued.

ALT A scientist wearing goggles works on an optics table. the image is purple hued.

ALT A metal table covered in holes is lit bright green by the laser beam passing through various optics and mirrors screwed into the table. In the background, a scientist is working on the setup

ALT speaker presents talk at podium in lecture theatre

ALT poster session: people milling around large blue poster boards with A0 conference posters on them.

ALT Session lead thanks a speaker as they conclude their talk in a lecture theatre

ALT Young person wearing lab safety equipment working with some chemicals behind a screen.

ALT A young person sits with laptop on their lap, laughing.

ALT Young person laughing, looking off camera.

ALT A group of people in a meeting with some people on zoom.

ALT Close up photo of a target on a glass slide. The target is a copper coloured square grid of holes. It is about 2cm X 2cm.

ALT The three trainees pose for a group photo with the Target Fabricator teacher and their targets. Everyone is in coats, hairnets, gloves and overshoes.

ALT A trainee takes a selfie with two trainees and two target fabricators smiling at the camera behind her. Everyone is in coats, hairnets, gloves and overshoes.

ALT short cylindrical dish of water contains 2 floating pieces of thin aluminium foil. A paintbrush is about to touch the water.

ALT 2 lines of jars of honey, all with different colours and consistencies.

ALT Two people working diligently in a clean room using small tools to build sub-millimetre sized laser targets. Text over the image says: “For the people who want to be part of incredible projects”