ASTeC studies all aspects of the science and technology of charged particle accelerators, ranging from large-scale international and national research facilities through to specialised industrial and medical applications.
ASTeC staff pursue world-class research and development programmes on behalf of STFC and ASTeC is a partner in the Cockcroft Institute.
Find more information on the ASTeC website.
Programmes
Some major ASTeC programmes are listed here and more detailed information about our work can be found in our Science Highlights reports:
Contact us
Accelerator Science and Technology Centre
Daresbury Laboratory
Sci-Tech Daresbury
Keckwick Lane
Daresbury
WA4 4AD
Email: astecenquiries@stfc.ac.uk
Telephone: 01925 603628
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Outreach
ASTeC works closely with the Daresbury Laboratory Science in Society team to support school visits, deliver particle physics master classes for A-Level students and take part in science communication events such as the Big Bang Fair.
In the resources below, ASTeC staff members explain aspects of accelerator science and their own work.
A short tour around the ALICE and EMMA particle accelerators at Daresbury
Video credit: Backstage Science
The workings of an Electron Gun
Video credit: Backstage Science
ALICE at Daresbury (2012)
Video credit: mediaservicesdl
Peter Williams, ASTeC Scientist, interviewed about his work
Video credit: Backstage Science
Weird Magnets I have known – a talk by Professor Neil Marks
Video credit: mediaservicesdl