tr on ▁Rad iation ▁Fac ility ▁( ES R F ) ▁MAX ▁IV ▁BE SS Y ▁SO LE IL ▁Canadian ▁Light ▁Source ▁( CL S ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁L ights ources . org ▁▁▁ ▁Diam ond : ▁Britain ' s ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁Lar ge ▁Had ron ▁Coll ider ▁Guardian ▁article ▁describing ▁the ▁machine ▁and ▁its ▁applications ▁ ▁Category : Phys ics ▁instit utes ▁Category : Res earch ▁instit utes ▁in ▁Oxford shire ▁Category : S cience ▁and ▁Technology ▁Fac ilities ▁Council ▁Category : Syn ch ro tr on ▁radiation ▁facilities ▁Category : V ale ▁of ▁White ▁Hor se ▁Category : Well come ▁Trust <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁O stal b kreis ▁is ▁a ▁Landkreis ▁( d istrict ) ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg , ▁Germany , ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁to ▁Bav aria . ▁Ne igh bor ing ▁districts ▁are ▁( from ▁the ▁north ▁clock wise ) ▁Schw ä b isch ▁Hall , ▁Ans bach , ▁Don au - R ies , ▁He iden heim , ▁Gö pping en ▁and ▁R ems - M urr . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁A alen ▁merged ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁District ▁of ▁Schw ä b isch ▁G m ünd . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sw ab ian ▁Alb ▁( Sch w ä b ische ▁Alb ), ▁hence ▁its ▁name ▁which ▁transl ates ▁to ▁Eastern ▁Alb ▁District .