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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
□ Bubbly personalities
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)

Inauguration of the Laser Facility and Neodymium Glass Laser (20 June 1977)

The inauguration of the Neodymium Glass Laser at what became known as the Central Laser Facility took place on 20 June 1977. The Director of the new facility was Alan Gibson. In 1980 the laser was renamed VULCAN (Versicolor Ultima Lux Cohaerens pro Academica Nostra) or "The latest multi-coloured coherent light for our academics." It has undergone a number of upgrades since then but is still in operation.

SRC23079 SRC23096 SRC23992 SRC23993 SRC23994 A memento of inauguration day for Mrs Shirley Williams, handed over to Mr Ulrich by the Director SRC23995 SRC23996 SRC23997 SRC23998 SRC23999 SRC24000 SRC24001 SRC24002 Dr Alan Gibson presents Sir Sam with the photograph of the shot he fired at the inauguration ceremony SRC24003 SRC24004 SRC24005 SRC24006 SRC24007 SRC24008 SRC24009 SRC24010 SRC24011 SRC24012 SRC24013 SRC24014 SRC24015 SRC24016 SRC24017 SRC24018 SRC24019 Celebration time: Dr Alan Gibson, Sir Sam Edwards and Dr Godfrey Stafford raise their glasses SRC24020 SRC24021

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