Laser Loan Pool Facility.

激光仍然是各种科学学科的研究人员必不可少的工具，在使物理学家能够开发造福生物和医学科学的技术方面正变得越来越重要。然而，最先进的激光通常是复杂和昂贵的，这往往阻碍了它们在许多项目中的使用，或者限制了它们用于测试创新的新想法。因此，激光贷款池的概念于1985年建立，旨在向英国研究人员提供各种最先进的商业激光系统，供其国内机构使用，并得到中央激光设施(CLF)的技术和科学支持。这使得任何英国研究人员都可以使用激光技术的一笔投资。研究人员通过正式的同行审查程序申请，并获得最长6个月的激光借用期。激光作业的所有方面，包括运输、安装和维护，都由CLF工作人员提供支持。工作人员还就科学计划的所有领域提供建议，从应用程序到实验细节和激光操作。这项申请是为了确保和加强激光贷款池的运作由CLF在未来5年，与EPSRC代表英国研究界合作。它确定了继续支持的关键领域，如超高速研究和生物科学的新机会。这将确保继续保持国际领先的科学成果，再加上帮助了这么多研究人员的基本培训，并使许多学者能够发展自己的领域并提交成功的赠款申请。激光的分配将继续由既定的同行审查程序通过一个独立的设施准入小组进行。根据最近对贷款池的审查建议，将成立一个新的指导委员会，具体目的是指导该设施关于科学热点问题、及时和适当的设备采购及其总体战略方向。这项申请得到38名英国研究人员的支持，他们简要介绍了将通过该计划保持的高质量和广泛的科学。主题涵盖许多EPSRC计划领域，包括为人、繁荣和地球(健康、国防和预防犯罪)、纳米世界、以人为中心的系统以及可持续发展工程和科学。

Lasers continue to be essential tools to researchers in a wide range of scientific disciplines and are becoming increasingly important in enabling physical scientists to develop technologies for the benefit of biological and medical science. However, state-of-the-art lasers are often complex and expensive, which often precludes their use in many projects, or limits their availability to test out innovative new ideas. As such, the concept of a laser loan pool was established in 1985 to provide a variety of state-of-the-art commercial laser systems to UK researchers to use at their home institutions, underpinned by technical and scientific support from the Central Laser Facility (CLF). This allows a single investment in laser technology to be accessed by any UK researcher.Researchers apply through a formal peer review process and receive a laser on loan for up to 6 months. All aspects of the laser operation including transport, installation and maintenance are supported by CLF staff. The staff also give advice on all areas of the scientific programme from the application process to experimental detail and laser operation. This application is to secure and enhance the operation of the Laser Loan Pool by the CLF for the next 5 years, working with EPSRC on behalf of the UK research community. It identifies the key areas for continued support such as ultrafast investigations and new opportunities in bioscience. This will ensure a continuation of internationally leading science output, coupled to the essential training that has helped so many researchers and permitted numerous academics to develop their fields and submit successful grant applications.The allocation of lasers will continue to be made by the established peer review process through an independent Facility Access Panel. As recommended by a recent review of the Loan Pool, a new Steering Committee will be established with the specific purpose of guiding the facility on scientific hot topics , timely and appropriate equipment procurement, and its overall strategic direction.This application is supported by 38 UK researchers who give brief examples of the high quality and broad range of science that will be maintained through this programme.The topics cover many EPSRC programme areas including Research for People, Prosperity and the Planet (Health, Defence and Crime Prevention), The Nano World, Human-Centred Systems and Engineering and Science for Sustainability.