Experts on superconducting radiofrequency technologies (SRF) from all over the world came to SLAC, USA, from 1 to 4 December to the Tesla Technology Collaboration (TTC) meeting. It was the very first TTC Meeting for SLAC to host and the lab used the opportunity to not only invite experts to their lab but also encouraged […]
Superconducting cavities are a ‘hot’ topic
Superconducting cavities are an important part of the design for many international accelerator projects. These particle-accelerating structures are used for many different accelerators from those that produce brilliant light for investigating the microcosm of atoms and molecules to those that let elementary particles collide with each other to understand the beginning of the universe. The […]
Science 101: Higgs-kun’s first day at his new school
The Japanese ILC mascot “Higgs-kun” – a ghost-like representing the Higgs particle with a permanent tear in its eye – has its own YouTube video. The 25-minute-long video introduces not only Higgs-kun but also the ILC at the possible Kitakami mountains site. After the summer vacations the students are back in class and their teacher […]
And vertically down it goes
New vertical shaft for the ILC experimental area on the Kitakami side
One of the major changes on the ILC design laid out in the Technical Design Report (TDR) that is ongoing right now is a layout change of the experimental hall complex. A vertical shaft connecting the underground experimental hall to the buildings above ground will be added to the original plans. This change request was […]
Learn from the experience of others – Tohoku University campus planning group visits DESY
German national laboratory Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY) welcomed three Japanese visitors on 30 June, 2015, who asked to be introduced to DESY – its campus and organizational structure as an example of a research institute. The group is studying the size and needs of a possible International Linear Collider (ILC) campus in Tohoku. Tokiko Onuki, […]
A new way to tackle project management for the ILC
Change Management as a new tool for the ILC project to move forward
After the release of the Technical Design Report (TDR) in June 2013, the ILC project entered a new phase, in which the community awaits a (hopefully positive) decision for the project in Japan. As soon as the preferred location was announced, work began to adapt the accelerator to the building site in the Kitakami area. […]
The European XFEL – helping pave the way for the ILC
The European XFEL at DESY, Germany, will be a brilliant light source for a broad range of fundamental research in all areas of science – but it is also the first great mass production of the so-called TESLA technology. This particle accelerating technology was developed by DESY together with its collaborators within the TESLA project […]