Director’s Corner 20 November 2008 Barry Barish The legacy of Edoardo Amaldi Edoardo Amaldi was one of the giants who shaped our field. He was celebrated last month at the University of Rome on the 100th anniversary of his birth in the inspiring meeting “The Legacy of Edoardo Amaldi in Science and Society.” I was […]
Formalising the CLIC-ILC collaboration
Director’s Corner 13 November 2008 Barry Barish Formalising the CLIC-ILC collaboration Collaboration between our ILC R&D and design work and the parallel effort towards the CLIC concept stands to be of benefit to both groups. This direction also promises to help break down barriers between the two groups, making the worldwide effort towards a linear […]
The first Project Advisory Committee review
Director’s Corner 6 November 2008 Barry Barish The first Project Advisory Committee review An integral part of process of carrying out a project is the review system. It takes a lot of effort (we commonly feel that is it too much effort) to prepare for, present and respond to review committees. However, the other side […]
Progress in the SCRF technical area
Director’s Corner 30 October 2008 Akira Yamamoto Progress in the SCRF technical area Today’s issue features a Director’s Corner from Akira Yamamoto, Project Manager for the Global Design Effort. As one of Project Managers for the ILC I was been given the current task of overseeing superconducting radiofrequency technology (SCRF) in August 2007, and it […]
2nd Asia ILC R&D Seminar
Director’s Corner 23 October 2008 Barry Barish 2nd Asia ILC R&D Seminar One year ago, I participated in an ILC R&D seminar organised during the China Center for Advanced Science and Technology (CCAST) workshop in Beijing. That successful seminar provided a forum for discussing all the Asian ILC R&D technical work, as well as giving […]
Progress and plans for ILC R&D at JLab
Director’s Corner 16 October 2008 Barry Barish Progress and plans for ILC R&D at JLab Jefferson Laboratory (JLab) in Newport News, Virginia, is a major DOE laboratory for Nuclear Physics. The laboratory has a pioneering 6-GeV electron accelerator that is based on superconducting radiofrequencey (RF) accelerating technology. JLab has a great deal of expertise, experience […]
Preparations for S1-global at the STF at KEK
Director’s Corner 9 October 2008 Barry Barish Preparations for S1-global at the STF at KEK Research and development on superconducting radiofrequency (rf) cavities, cryomodules and operational units is at the core of our programme to develop the technologies, the best possible machine design and an implementation plan for the ILC. As a central part of […]
Achieving tiny beam spot sizes with ATF2
Director’s Corner 2 October 2008 Barry Barish Achieving tiny beam spot sizes with ATF2 The ILC’s beams pass through each accelerating element once before they are directed to collide with the beam travelling in the opposite direction. This poses the two main challenges in the ILC: to achieve a very high gradient in the accelerator […]
It is that time of the year again
Director’s Corner 25 September 2008 Mike Harrison It’s that time of the year again Today’s issue features a Director’s Corner from Mike Harrison, GDE Americas Regional Director. It seems that my turn to produce a guest column for Director’s Corner falls each time (statistics of two) within a few weeks of the start of the […]
The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge Laboratory
Director’s Corner 18 September 2008 Barry Barish The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge Laboratory A few weeks ago, while at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a panelist at the National Science and Technology Summit, I had the opportunity to visit the recently completed Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office […]