▁linear ▁acceler ator ▁and ▁boost er ▁syn ch ro tr on ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁ring . ▁These ▁be aml ines ▁are ▁the ▁experimental ▁stations ▁where ▁the ▁syn ch ro tr on ▁light ' s ▁interaction ▁with ▁matter ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁research ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Seven ▁be aml ines ▁were ▁available ▁when ▁Diam ond ▁became ▁oper ational ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁with ▁more ▁coming ▁online ▁as ▁construction ▁continued . ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 2 ▁be aml ines ▁in ▁operation . ▁Diam ond ▁is ▁intended ▁ultimately ▁to ▁host ▁about ▁ 3 3 ▁be aml ines , ▁supporting ▁the ▁life , ▁physical ▁and ▁environmental ▁sciences . ▁ ▁Diam ond ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁electron ▁micro scop es , ▁where ▁nine ▁are ▁cry o - elect ron ▁micro scop es ▁special ising ▁in ▁life ▁sciences ▁including ▁two ▁provided ▁for ▁industry ▁use ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Th ermo ▁Fish er ▁Scient ific ; ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁micro scop es ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁research ▁of ▁advanced ▁materials . ▁The ▁nine ▁electron ▁micro scop es ▁dedicated ▁to ▁life ▁sciences ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁electron ▁Bio - Im aging ▁Centre ▁( e B IC ), ▁a ▁UK ▁national ▁facility ▁providing ▁instruments ▁and ▁expert ise ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁cry o - elect ron ▁micro sc opy . ▁e B IC ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁by ▁Nobel ▁La ure ate ▁Richard ▁Hend erson ▁but ▁began ▁operations ▁in ▁