Resources, infrastructure and at IRF in Kiruna
IRF has an extensive research infrastructure with many advanced research environments. Here you will find information about our available resources in the form of lab and technical equipment to perform tests or simulations or to verify concepts. Here you also find information about IRF’s library, restaurant and auditorium.
Research resources (at IRF in Kiruna)
Ground-based systems, for example:
- Auroral Large Imaging System (ALIS) – light-sensitive cameras for auroral studies.
- EISCAT Scientific Association operates a radar system for meteor and ionospheric studies (including auroral studies).
- ESRAD – an MST radar for atmospheric studies in Kiruna.
- NLC camera system – for studies of noctilucent clouds.
IRF SpaceLab -facilites for space instrument design, qualification and testing
IRF SpaceLab
IRF SpaceLab -facilites for space instrument design, qualification and testing.
Library
IRF’s library in Kiruna is focused on space plasma physics and atmospheric physics.
Auditorium
Aulan (the auditorium) at IRF in Kiruna can accommodate 208 people.
Restaurant
Restaurant Atmosfären, at the Space Campus in Kiruna, accommodates about 60 people.