SPring-8 SACLA is a large-scale research facility operated by the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Hyogo, Japan. It provides scientists and industry with access to two powerful light sources for investigating materials at extremely small scales and observing rapid changes. SPring-8 uses synchrotron radiation to reveal the structures and properties of matter, while SACLA is an X-ray free-electron laser designed to capture ultrafast processes in atoms and molecules.

Researchers from universities, public and private research institutes, companies, and overseas organizations can apply to conduct experiments. The facility supports work across materials science, life sciences and medicine, environmental research, earth and space science, and industrial applications. Research uses include determining protein structures, evaluating advanced materials, analyzing catalysts and trace elements, and studying matter under extreme conditions.

SPring-8 SACLA also provides beamline and instrument information, proposal and operating-status resources, research results, user guidance, workshops, and facility tours. Its mission is to deliver high-performance radiation for scientific needs while advancing plans for the next generation of SPring-8.