##  [Energy Matter Interaction Tunnel (EMIT) Home](/collaboration/emit) 

# Energy Matter Interaction Tunnel (EMIT)



 



  

    

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

- [EMIT Home](https://engineering.llnl.gov/collaboration/emit)
- [Facility & Capabilities](https://engineering.llnl.gov/collaboration/emit/facility-capabilities)
- [Our Research](https://engineering.llnl.gov/collaboration/emit/our-research)
- [Collaboration](https://engineering.llnl.gov/collaboration/emit/collaboration)
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## Collaborating in Hypersonic Space

Standing ready as a new LLNL capability in the hypersonic mission space, the Energy Matter Interaction Tunnel (EMIT) facility houses a cold-flow, open-jet, blowdown wind tunnel to test materials in clean, high enthalpy, high-speed flight environments.



 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 

### "To study materials in their flight environment, we have to bring that environment to Livermore,” says Aric Rousso, Facility Lead of the Energy–Matter Interaction Tunnel (EMIT) project at the Laboratory.



 



 

 



 



 



   
 

 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 

## Our Goals

Designed for high-throughput and small-scale material response to hypersonic flow, EMIT supports a range of programmatic, fundamental research, and external sponsor needs that require high resolution data for physics-based modeling and simulation. EMIT additionally includes a robust diagnostics suite and considerable staff expertise in material science and high-speed flow measurement. We have the in-house experience and capabilities to drive both materials and diagnostic development from concept to testing at large-scale national facilities.





 



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 ![S&TR EMIT issue,  cover](https://engineering.llnl.gov/sites/engineering/files/styles/scaled_300h/public/2024-06/jan2024.jpg?itok=g-VmlfN3 "jan2024.jpg")

### **Breaking Materials at Breakneck Speeds**

### *Science and Technology Review* magazine devoted an issue to hypersonic materials testing, featuring EMIT and providing an excellent introduction to the facility and its applications. 

[Read the article](https://str.llnl.gov/2024-01/rousso)



 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 

  ![S&TR Wind Tunnel Project](/sites/engineering/files/styles/orig/public/2024-05/71645_S%26TRWind%20Tunnel%20project_0117%20%281%29.jpg?itok=7t1t7uU_)

 

  ![Energy Matter Interaction Tunnel](https://engineering.llnl.gov/sites/engineering/files/2024-05/emit-logo.png "Energy Matter Interaction Tunnel")

## Collaborate with Us

Let’s build something remarkable together.

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