Advanced Light Source

I'm currently looking at the surveillance camera at the inside of Advanced Light Source lab. Their web address is http://www.als.lbl.gov/

I am not going to post the hidden url of their surveillance camera for security reasons. I don't know exactly what they do their and I don't want sensitive information being passed on.

The website states The Advanced Light Source (ALS), a division of Berkeley Lab, is a national user facility that generates intense light for scientific and technological research. As one of the world's brightest sources of ultraviolet and soft x-ray beams--and the world's first third-generation synchrotron light source in its energy range--the ALS makes previously impossible studies possible. The facility welcomes researchers from universities, industries, and government laboratories around the world...

Yeah guys thats cool. I guess they can burn stuff with bright violet lasers. The first pic is of the status of I believe A Turbomolecular Pump. I did some research. I found a brand name on one of the machines and googled it.

Varian INC has all kind of high tech gadgetry for rocket scientists. I spent my only year in college drunk and stoned so I'm not sure what most of it is. I seen on one part of the machine it said Turbo V70 turbo and then I looked that up on the Varian site and thats how I learned it's probably a Turboolecular Pump.

So if anyone is looking to buy a Turbomolecular Pump I guess we know where too look. Too bad they don't have an affiliate program. ;)


When you pan too the camera to the right you get a view of thier lab. Notice the radiation sign. Working around radiation is what these guys went too college for. We make fun of the lab suit scientists guys but I think they actually have a cool job. Not a job for me but still a cool job.

Thers another radiation sign and then a "No Admittance" sign.

I never would of got a chance too see this place in person but this is close enough for me with the radiation signs and all.

Any one know what a 350 Vac controller is? Leave a comment if you do. That 35 Vac Controller was flashing numbers. Just curious. I guess I'll just google that later.

Be safe...Be Secure...and don't do anything nasty in front of a surveillance camera!