14 October 2011: Cooling pipes in the external space at the centre of the synchrotron building run from the chillers to condenser fans. Hot water goes out, it’s cooled by the fans, and cooler water comes back in. The system helps keep the beamlines and accelerator equipment cool.
Posted on Friday October 14th
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Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. By accelerating electrons to near light-speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infra-red to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research and development across a range of scientific disciplines including structural biology, physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, earth and environmental sciences.Please do not copy and use these images without our permission. Contact Sarah Boundy for image use permission and/or high-res versions. We are happy to help.
