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{{Short description|Scientific facility in Oxfordshire, England}}
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{{Infobox laboratory
| name         = Diamond Light Source
| logo         = DiamondLogo.png
| logo_size    = 180px
| image        = Diamond Light Source building - 3338870 ff7a8854.jpg
| image_size   = 300px
| caption      = Diamond Light Source building
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| lab_type     = National scientific research laboratory
| city         = [[Chilton, Oxfordshire|Chilton]], [[Oxfordshire]]
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| head         = Professor [[Andrew Harrison (scientist)|Andrew Harrison]]
| country      = England
| location_map = Oxfordshire
| coordinates  = {{Coord|51|34|28|N|1|18|39|W|region:GB-OXF_type:landmark_source:dewiki|display=title}}
| established  = {{Start date|2001}}
| website      = {{URL|www.diamond.ac.uk/}}
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'''Diamond Light Source''' (or '''Diamond''') is the UK's national [[synchrotron light source]] science facility located at the [[Harwell Science and Innovation Campus]] in [[Oxfordshire]]. 

Its purpose is to produce [[synchrotron light|intense beams of light]] whose special characteristics are useful in many areas of scientific research. In particular it can be used to investigate the structure and properties of a wide range of materials from [[proteins]] (to provide information for designing new and better drugs), and engineering components (such as a fan blade from an aero-engine<ref>[http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Media/LatestNews/02_12_10.html Diamond and Rolls-Royce shine light on world’s biggest synchrotron stage]</ref>) to conservation of archeological artifacts (for example [[Henry VIII]]'s flagship the [[Mary Rose]]<ref>[http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Media/LatestNews/7February2008.html High-tech conservation solutions for old warship – Diamond Lights Source]</ref><ref>[http://nakeddiscovery.com/downloads/split_individual/09.10.29/Naked_Scientists_Show_09.10.29_4852.mp3 Podcast – Dr Mark Jones from The Mary Rose Trust discusses his research]</ref>).

There are more than 50 light sources across the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lightsources.org/lightsources-of-the-world/|title=''Lightsources.org'': Light Sources of the World|date=2019|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref> With an energy of 3&nbsp;GeV, Diamond is a medium energy synchrotron currently operating with 32 [[Beamline#Synchrotron radiation beamline|beamline]]s.