The nuclear research facility at CERN receives its first beams

The ISOLDE experimental hall pictured two years after the start-up of the nuclear physics facility.
The ISOLDE experimental hall pictured two years after the start-up of the nuclear physics facility.

The Isotope Separator On-Line Device (ISOLDE), a nuclear research experiment, comes into service in October. Over the years, ISOLDE has grown to provide beams of atomic nuclei for several dozen experiments annually. Fundamental research at ISOLDE ranges from studies of the structure of atomic nuclei to materials science, radiation protection, life sciences and astrophysics.


Skip to content