UK testing facilities
RAL Cryogenics and Magnetics Group Facilities
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
Access: Unknown
Testing capabilities
- Microvibration
- Thermal vacuum
- Contamination, outgassing and leak testing
- Propulsion and fluid systems
Services
Microvibration characterization; thermal-vacuum work in two chambers; vacuum and leak detection; dedicated pressure and leak testing; fluid and cryogenic handling rigs; vacuum bakeout and related assembly support.
Equipment
110 m² ISO 6 cleanroom; 8 m ISO 5 flow bench; two thermal-vacuum chambers each 1 m diameter; separate dedicated pressure and leak test facility; 400 m² general laboratory/support area; magnet winding machines are recorded as facility context only and are not treated as proof of magnetic testing.
Standards
ISO 6 and ISO 5 cleanroom classifications are published; no facility accreditation or test standards stated on the cited facilities page.
Contact
Email: technology@stfc.ac.uk; Named contacts: Martin Crook (Cryogenics and magnetics enquiries; indexed 2022 operator page, current role unverified)
Approximate location
OX11 0QX · Postcode area location