Research facilities

Our state-of-the-art research facilities support cutting-edge research across a wide range of physics disciplines. Our advanced laser labs and cutting-edge nanofabrication facilities are just a few examples of the facilities available to our world-class staff, and students. With our state-of-the-art research infrastructure, we are able to conduct groundbreaking research that pushes the boundaries of what is possible in physics research.

In particular we host an array of national research facilities:

Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility
Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility
The Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications hosts the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF). The Facility comprises the 14UD accelerator and a superconducting LINAC.
Australian Facility for Advanced Ion Implantation Research
Australian Facility for Advanced Ion Implantation Research
The Department of Electronic Materials Engineering hosts the Australian Facility for Advanced Ion Implantation Research (AFAIIR). The facility provides ion beam materials modification and analysis.
National Laboratory for X-ray Micro Computed Tomography
National Laboratory for X-ray Micro Computed Tomography
The National Laboratory for X-ray Micro Computed Tomography (CTLab) is hosted by the Department of Applied Maths. Providing world leading X-Ray Tomography imaging and analysis.
Australian National Fabrication Facility
Australian National Fabrication Facility
The ACT node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) is hosted by the Department of Electronic Materials Engineering. The facility offers a suite of nano-fabrication equipment.
Australian Plasma Fusion Research Facility
Australian Plasma Fusion Research Facility
We also host the Australian Plasma Fusion Research Facility (APFRF).

International collaborations

Researchers from RSPE also have close ties with other major national and international research facilities.

Black hole collision

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) successfully detected Gravity Waves in 2015 powered in part by quantum technology developed in our school.
ITER

ITER fusion tokamak

The experimental campaign that will be carried out at ITER is crucial to advancing fusion science and preparing the way for the fusion power plants of tomorrow.