Dalton Cumbrian Facility

The Dalton Cumbrian Facility (DCF) is an established centre of radiation science and host to the Royce Irradiation Environments Technology Platform. The facility allows the research community to study and grow understanding of the complex interactions between ionising radiation and materials or processes. To enable this research, DCF houses large-scale sources of ionising radiation and a range of material modification, characterisation, and analytical equipment. The facility has a dedicated on-site team of research-active experimentalists to help the community to design, develop and deliver experiments to a high standard and to interpret data and outcomes. As well as being part of the Henry Royce Institute, DCF is a partner in the EPSRC UK National Ion Beam Centre and the National Nuclear User Facility.

Purpose – Our purpose is to foster and support the understanding of radiation-driven processes and the responsible use of radiation.

Vision – Our vision, as a leading hub for the UK radiation science community, is to support innovation in applications of radiation science and engineering. We perform cutting-edge research and skills development, engaging directly with our users, supporting an ever-growing community through modelling, planning and execution of experiments involving ionising radiations.

Through the Henry Royce Institute, DCF offers facilities able to support all the research areas where there is an interest in behaviour of materials in radiation environments. This is particularly of relevance to 2D materials, advanced materials processing, biomedical materials, materials systems for demanding environments, and nuclear materials.