Users
SLAC’s scientific users are critical to the Laboratory’s success, driving scientific discoveries and contributing to the lab’s technological advancements. Thousands of scientists from all over the world access SLAC each year to participate in user research.
If you are interested in performing research at SLAC, please click on one of the links below for detailed information.
Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Users
Thousands of scientists have used LCLS's unique capabilities to probe previously unreachable realms in fields from biology and chemistry to materials science and astrophysics. LCLS experiments have generated hundreds of articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, with almost one-third of them appearing in prominent journals like Science and Nature.
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) Users
SSRL is a leading 3 GeV synchrotron radiation lightsource. The facility provides a large scientific user community an array of state-of-the-art beam lines and instrument facilities to enable discoveries in materials, chemical, biological, environment, and energy sciences, among others. SSRL provides outstanding user support, being one of its acknowledged signatures.
Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests (FACET) and Test Beam Facility Users
SLAC’s accelerator test facilities - FACET, NLCTA, ESTB, and ASTA - are powerful tools for accomplishing great science. The four facilities span a range of beam energies and capabilities, providing a unique opportunity for researchers to find a beam perfectly matched to their experimental needs.
SLAC User's Organization (SLUO)
SLUO is the organization of scientists and engineers involved in particle physics, particle astrophysics or nuclear physics research at SLAC. Individual membership in SLUO is open to all scientists and engineers involved in research and development with SLAC.