During your Beamtime
Access to the Experimental Ring requires a dosimeter. Dosimeters are collected at the end of each quarter.
APS Dosimetry Information and FAQs
Directions and maps to Argonne National Laboratory
Address: 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60453
Argonne Welcome Center (Main Gate) hours: 6:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday - Friday.
For Argonne visitor questions, call 630-252-5755
APS User Office (Building 401, Room B1100) hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central Time, Monday - Friday. To reach User Office staff, call 630-252-9090
Visitors checking into the Argonne Guest House can request a shuttle from the AWC to the Guest House between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Individuals arriving using a taxi, limo, or rideshare service need to obtain a gate pass for their driver to enter the Argonne campus. The pass can be issued on arrival at the Argonne Welcome Center (AWC) during business hours or from the security gate officer during off-hours.
For transportation on campus during your visit, you can utilize LabCab, Argonne's newly-introduced on-site rideshare service. The service is available 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Rides can be obtained on demand or reserved in advance. Download the TripShot app to utilize this service.
Food available on site:
Argonne cafeteria — Building 213 cafeteria is open Monday through Friday from 6:30am to 1:30pm, closed weekends
Guest House restaurant — lunch and dinner service may not be available on weekends
401 Grill at APS (cash, credit cards)
Vending machines are located near 434 building entrance (cash, credit cards)
There is also a full kitchen available for users near the vending machines. Please mark anything you leave in the refrigerator/freezer with your name, as this is shared use for Sectors 13, 14, 15 and 16. There’s a sink, microwave, toaster oven, cutting utensils, etc. for your use if you’d like to bring groceries and prepare food. Please clean after yourselves.Food deliveries from DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, and local restaurants can now be picked up in the vestibule of Building 224, the Argonne Welcome Center. Users are able to meet the delivery driver at the Welcome Center or the vestibule area is open 24/7 and has a small pick-up shelf for drivers to drop off orders. Delivery drivers will not be allowed access to the Argonne site.
Off-site: Local restaurants
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