ISOCTA
Institute for Scientific Operations, Cryogenics & Technical Applications

Welcome to ISOCTA

Figure 1: Aerial view of the ISOCTA campus, circa 2001. Building 6 is visible at the rear of the site, identifiable by its high-bay configuration and adjacent electrical substation.

ISOCTA — the Institute for Scientific Operations, Cryogenics and Technical Applications — is an independent research organisation conducting fundamental and applied work across the physical sciences.

Established in 1988, the Institute has grown from a small photonics laboratory into a multi-disciplinary facility with capabilities spanning optical engineering, electromagnetic systems, plasma physics, cryogenics, high-vacuum technology, and related fields.

This website provides an overview of our research programmes, facilities, and personnel. For specific technical enquiries, please consult the relevant division pages or contact us directly.

⚠ Notice to Visitors

This website was last updated in March 2004 and has been superseded by a new institutional site. Content may be out of date and some links may no longer function. Please visit the current ISOCTA website for up-to-date information.

Institute News

  • 2004-03-11: Thermal systems group completes extended-duration heat exchanger fouling study — read more…
  • 2004-02-18: New vacuum deposition system commissioned in Building 4; base pressure of 3×10−9 mbar demonstrated — read more…
  • 2004-01-07: Cryogenics group achieves 14 mK base temperature in new dilution refrigerator — read more…
  • 2003-11-20: ISOCTA hosts THz spectroscopy workshop with international partners — read more…
  • 2003-09-14: Building 5 magnet laboratory completes installation of 14 T superconducting solenoid — read more…
  • 2003-06-02: Plasma diagnostics paper accepted in Rev. Sci. Instrum. — read more…
  • 2003-03-11: ISOCTA awarded Phase II funding for coherent optical communications research — read more…

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