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Diamond Light Source

Scientific facility in Oxfordshire, England

Diamond Light Source (or just Diamond) is the UK's national synchrotron light source science facility located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. Its purpose is to produce intense beams of light whose special characteristics are useful in many areas of scientific research.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Diamond Light Source (or just Diamond) is the UK's national synchrotron light source science facility located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.2

Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1

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