American Cleanroom Systems Awarded Brookhaven National Laboratory NSLS-II Cleanroom Cabin Project

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (November 2026) – American Cleanroom Systems has been awarded a contract to build a cleanroom cabin for the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. The cabin will enclose the INF beamline, where scientists will study materials for quantum computing and information science. This is our third cleanroom project at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

What is NSLS-II?

NSLS-II is a U.S. Department of Energy user facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Its electron storage ring produces X-rays more than 10,000 times brighter than the laboratory's original light source. Because the beam delivers so many photons, researchers can collect data in milliseconds and record 3D video of physical and chemical reactions, such as lithium ions moving inside a battery while it charges.

Scientists use these X-rays and infrared light at individual experiment lines called beamlines. Each beamline ends in one or more end stations where samples are measured.

What the INF beamline will study

The INF beamline's main scientific focus is the study of materials relevant to quantum computing and quantum information science. It will also be used for electronic characterization at a scale of about 10 nanometers, roughly 10,000 times thinner than a human hair.

Measurements at that scale are easily disturbed. A small temperature swing can expand or shift equipment. Vibration can blur results. Airborne particles can land on samples. That is why the beamline needs its own controlled environment.

What is a beamline cleanroom cabin?

A beamline cleanroom cabin is an enclosure built around a section of a beamline and its end stations. It works like a room inside the experimental hall, with its own filtered air supply and its own temperature and humidity control. It isolates the experiment from the surrounding hall, which is a large open space with heat sources, foot traffic and changing conditions.

The Brookhaven cabin will control five conditions:

• Particles: HEPA filtration removes airborne particles before they reach samples and optics.
• Temperature: a custom chilled-water air handler holds a stable temperature around sensitive instruments.
• Humidity: the same system keeps humidity steady, which protects samples and electronics.
• Vibration: a dedicated equipment platform supports the instruments.
• Noise: the enclosure and mechanical design keep acoustic noise low inside the cabin.

How American Cleanroom Systems will build it

The cabin will use four main components:

• Proprietary modular wall system. Prefabricated panels go up quickly with little disruption to an operating facility, and they can be reconfigured if the beamline changes later.
• Trapezoidal equipment platform. The platform's shape follows the beamline's layout and supports the end-station equipment.
• Custom chilled-water air handler. It ties into the facility's chilled water to provide tight temperature and humidity control.
• HEPA filtration. Filtered air is supplied to the cabin to keep particle counts low.

Every element is designed, manufactured and installed by American Cleanroom Systems, so one team is responsible for the cabin from drawings to final testing. Learn more about our modular cleanrooms.

Our third project at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory selected American Cleanroom Systems for our experience building technically demanding cleanrooms that control noise, temperature, humidity, vibration and particles. Our earlier Brookhaven work includes an ISO-7 temperature and humidity controlled cleanroom.

Over the past 30 years we have built cleanrooms for Brookhaven, Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Sandia and SLAC national laboratories, along with NASA JPL, NASA Cape Canaveral, NIST, the Naval Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NOAA. See the full list and project photos in Cleanrooms for US National Laboratories.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a cleanroom cabin?

A cleanroom cabin is an enclosure built around specific equipment, such as a beamline, inside a larger building. It has its own HEPA-filtered air and its own temperature and humidity control, so the equipment gets cleanroom conditions without converting the whole building.

Why do synchrotron beamlines need cleanroom enclosures?

Beamline experiments measure materials at very small scales. Temperature drift, humidity changes, vibration and dust can all affect results or damage samples, so an enclosure keeps those conditions stable around the end stations.

Which national laboratories has American Cleanroom Systems built cleanrooms for?

Brookhaven, Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Sandia and SLAC national laboratories, plus NASA JPL, NASA Cape Canaveral, NIST, the Naval Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NOAA.

How many projects has American Cleanroom Systems done at Brookhaven?

The NSLS-II cleanroom cabin is our third cleanroom project at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Planning a research or laboratory cleanroom?

Founded in 1976, American Cleanroom Systems has built more than 750 modular cleanrooms nationwide, from ISO-4 to ISO-8. We provide cleanroom quotes in 48 hours. Request a quote or call Anthony Chien at 949-589-5656.