We turn crystals into instruments for physics.
Crystal Lab Ferrara · University of Ferrara and INFN
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Crystal Lab Ferrara, a joint group of the University of Ferrara and INFN, takes a crystal from specification to beam.
Our crystals steer protons in the LHC, focus X- and gamma-rays, split XFEL pulses, make calorimeters more compact, and detect the faint nuclear recoils sought in dark matter and neutrino searches.
Crystal collimation made in Ferrara runs in the LHC since 2023.
Beam tests at CERN, MAMI and SLAC · X-ray optics at European XFEL, ESRF and MAX IV · a 130 m² cleanroom in Ferrara
One crystal, many jobs.
Steer · Bond · Focus · Split · Radiate · Convert · Shower · Detect · Measure · Simulate
Beam deflectors for the LHC, Laue lenses for gamma-ray astronomy, beam splitters for MHz X-ray imaging, crystalline undulators, positron sources, oriented calorimeters, cryogenic detectors for dark matter, silicon for gravitational-wave detectors, and the Geant4 code that simulates them.
Join us.
Bachelor, master and PhD theses in data analysis, beam tests, Geant4 simulation and crystal fabrication. See thesis topics →
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