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Chemistry and Sample Preparation Laboratories

ISIS has a number of in-house chemistry laboratories aimed at enabling pre- and post-beamline experiments including sample preparation.

Image shows ISIS East laboratory facilities in the ISIS Neutron Muon Source Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. 28th February 2025. L to R Sarah Langham, Sarah Youngs, James Taylor.

Overview

Image shows ISIS East laboratory facilities in the ISIS Neutron Muon Source Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. 28th February 2025. East Labs Glenn Coope, Ponak Kakadiya (Lund Uni.)

There are four general chemistry labs in each target station providing visitors with areas close to their beamlines for final sample preparation, cell loading and cleaning facilities. These labs house general chemistry lab equipment as well as some more specialised equipment.

Location

TS1(R55) – North 1 lab, first floor next to OSIRIS beamline

TS1(R55) – North 2 lab, first floor next to IRIS beamline​

TS1(R55) – Southside lab, ground floor close to muon beamlines

TS1(R55) – Southside cabin, first floor next to GEM cabin ​

TS2(R80) – East lab, ground floor behind LARMOR beamline and next to the lift lobby

TS2(R80) – LSS lab, ground floor behind INTER beamline

TS2(R80) – West lab, first floor close to IMAT beamline

TS2(R80) – East 2, first floor behind WISH beamline ​​

Image shows ISIS East laboratory facilities in the ISIS Neutron Muon Source Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. 28th February 2025. L to R Sarah Langham, James Taylor, Sarah Youngs.

Contacts

James Taylor working at the lab.

James Taylor

Support Laboratories Operations Manager 
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Rachel Pearce

Laboratory Technician
Sarah Langham

Sarah Langham

Senior Laboratory Support Technician
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Sarah Youngs

Support Laboratories Group Leader​​​​

Access Policy

Currently there is open access to all these labs and they are within restricted access controlled areas.  As with any access to the experimental halls, completion of facility safety test and dosimeters are required. Click here to access​ the facility safety test.

Safety Information and Working Practices

General equipment in the lab and the lab itself is covered by risk assessments displayed within the lab. But any work in the lab must be risk assessed either in the ERA or by completing a separate assessment. Lone working pe​rmission will be granted by the lab manager after reviewing the risk assessments and ensuring that suitable ​measures are in place. Pl​ease sp​eak to the lab manager well in advance to organise this.  ​​​

Equipment

Each lab is equipped with general laboratory equipment and across the eight labs we can provide the following equipment:

  • Atmos bags (on request)​
  • Centrifuges
  • Cold storage​
  • Fume hoods (some with scrubber units for acids)
  • Mixers​
  • pH meters
  • Piped gases​
  • Pipettes
  • Supply of ultrapure water​​
  • Ultrasonic baths
  • Waste disposal facilities
  • 3-5dp balances​
​​​TS1(R55)​ ​​​​​ ​TS2(R80)​
​North 1 Lab ​North 2 Lab ​Southside Lab ​East Lab ​East 2 Lab ​LSS Lab ​West Lab​​​​
​​Density Meter ​​Desiccator ​Helium glove box​ ​​Density Meter ​Helium glove box​ for storage​ ​​Spin coater ​​Argon glove box with solvent purifier
​High ​temperature furnace ​Argon glov​e box​ ​​High temperature furnace ​Desiccator Microscope​​ ​Freeze Dryer​
​Rotary evaporator Perspex glove box​ Pellet press​ ​High temperature furnace ​​ ​​High temperature furnace​
​Rotary evaporator​​Spin coater​ Perspex glove box ​Oven ​​ ​ Rotary evaporator
​​​Vacuum oven ​ Tube furnace​​ ​Probe Sonicator ​ ​ ​​Vacuum oven
​Vacuum oven Rotary evaporator ​ ​
​ ​ ​ ​Vacuum oven ​ ​

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​There is no formal booking procedure for equipment.   ​

 

 

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