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Further reading □ Site □ Site plans and photographs □ R1 □ R2 □ R22 □ PLA (Proton Linear Accelerator) □ Building plans □ NIMROD □ Excavating NIMROD □ Nimrod operational Tannoy announcement □ R3 building plans □ First operation of Nimrod to full energy □ The failure of Nimrod main magnet power supply and alternators □ Bubbly personalities □ Investigating the digital preservation of raw Bubble Chamber data □ ISIS □ First neutrons □ Neutron and muon source □ Animated overview □ Inauguration of ISIS □ Space □ NASA Ground Station □ NASA 12m Antenna □ James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) □ Lasers □ R1 extension (1977) □ Inauguration of the laser facility (1977) □ Titania (1994-1999)
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Further reading ⇓

Site
□ Site plans and photographs
□ R1
□ R2
□ R22
PLA (Proton Linear Accelerator)
□ Building plans
NIMROD
□ Excavating NIMROD
□ Nimrod operational Tannoy announcement
□ R3 building plans
□ First operation of Nimrod to full energy
□ The failure of Nimrod main magnet power supply and alternators
□ Bubbly personalities
□ Investigating the digital preservation of raw Bubble Chamber data
ISIS
□ First neutrons
□ Neutron and muon source
□ Animated overview
□ Inauguration of ISIS
Space
□ NASA Ground Station
□ NASA 12m Antenna
□ James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT)
Lasers
□ R1 extension (1977)
□ Inauguration of the laser facility (1977)
□ Titania (1994-1999)

Facilities and Departments: Overview


Site
Site plans and photographs: A selection of plans and photographs, including aerial photographs
R1: Various aspects of building R1
R2: Display corridor in R2
R22: R22 Restaurant and Lecture Theatre

PLA (Proton Linear Accelerator)
Building plans: Various building plans of the PLA

NIMROD
Excavating NIMROD: Photographic negatives of the excavation of the NIMROD mound
Nimrod operational Tannoy announcement: Attention. Attention. This is a final warning. Nimrod is now operational. Any personnel remaining in the magnet or injector rooms should immediately press the nearest 'BEAM OFF' button and speak to the main control room on a Tannoy handset. (With acknowledgement to http://www.aeolianhall.co.uk/nimrod.htm)
R3 building plans: 1960s building plans for R3
First operation of Nimrod to full energy: Extracts from the MCR Log Book in August (20 September 1963)
The failure of Nimrod main magnet power supply and alternators: Report on the failure of the Nimrod power supply alternators (presumably 1967)
Bubbly personalities: Meet particle physics' scanning girls
Investigating the digital preservation of raw Bubble Chamber data: Talk given at Rutherford Laboratory by Dr Andrew Chisholm (Birmingham) on 24 Sept 2025

ISIS
First neutrons: In the Control Room, 16th December 1984
Neutron and muon source: An historical documentary made in the summer of 1985 in preparation for the official opening of ISIS in October 1985 by Margaret Thatcher, the then Prime Minister
Animated overview: An extract from a live action and animated technical overview of the facility
Inauguration of ISIS: Inauguration of ISIS on 1 October 1985 by the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher

Space
NASA Ground Station: The Unified S-Band (USB) Ground Station
NASA 12m Antenna: The 12m Transportable Ground Station aka The Dish
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT): The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii

Lasers
R1 extension (1977): R1 extension for the Neodymium Glass Laser (later renamed VULCAN)
Inauguration of the laser facility (1977): The opening ceremony for the Laser Facility and Neodymium Glass Laser
Titania (1994-1999): Titania KrF Laser
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