| Company type | Astrophysics andNuclear research |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | , |
High Altitude Research Laboratory (HARL) is a research laboratory located atGulmarg,India.[1]
The laboratory was established in 1954, jointly byAligarh Muslim University andUniversity of Jammu and Kashmir to conduct scientific research in the field of ionospheric studies, cosmic ray astrophysics,radio astronomy,geomagnetism, and atmospheric neutron monitoring. It was formally opened on 4 April 1954.[2]
In 1963, the laboratory became a constituent part ofBhabha Atomic Research Centre[3] and it is managed by BARC'sAstrophysical Sciences Division (ASD).[4]
In 1974, to assist HARL in executing different research projects in the field ofnuclear physics andradiation physics, Nuclear Research Laboratory was set up inSrinagar.[5]
Since 1977, the Gulmarg Observatory is in operation. It was established to study the geomagnetic field near the center of the ionospheric Sq current system to fill a gap in the chain of magnetic observatories between India and the erstwhileSoviet Union.[6]
