When the Pre-Lab phase kicks off with the beginning of next year, there’ll be an enormous increase of ILC R&D activities around the world. One of these is a project called “Cryomodule Global Transfer” – though “a global logistics ballet of accelerator parts” would be just as fitting. Over a period of four years, six […]
After many a summer – and corner…
In the last Director’s Corner, Harry Weerts told us about the changes to the Linear Collider Collaboration (LCC) that had been agreed by the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) at its meeting in Chicago last month. I fully support these changes; indeed I recommended many of them in a previous Director’s Corner. One of […]
In the light of new accelerators
Advancing superconducting cavities for present and future projects
At the TTC meeting (TESLA Technology Collaboration meeting) scientists from all over the world came together to present their advances for superconducting radiofrequency cavities and related topics. This summer meeting from 5 to 8 July 2016 was hosted by CEA in Saclay, near Paris in France, where the production of the European XFEL (X-ray free […]
Tunnel visions for civil engineers
A delegation from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers including its president took to Europe last month to have a look at civil engineering project for large science facilities. They visited CERN and DESY to look at past and current building projects, which they would use as a reference in case ILC is constructed in […]
From metal sheet to particle accelerator (part 3 of 3)
Into the yellow pipes
For the operation of the European XFEL, 800 cavities will be installed in 100 accelerator modules. The cavity production has already been outlined in the two previous stories published in LC NewsLine (and first published in DESY inForm). For their assembly, there is a weekly transport of cavities to France. From there, they return to […]
From metal sheet to particle accelerator (part 2 of 3)
Into the cold: cavities for the European XFEL put to the test
Eight hundred superconducting cavities for the European XFEL have to be passed through the hands of experts. Their industrial production which was completed in September was covered in the previous issue. However, it is still a long way to go for DESY and its partners to a complete particle accelerator. In this issue, you can […]
From metal sheet to particle accelerator (Part 1of 3)
Passing the halfway point: 50 XFEL accelerator modules have been tested at DESY
In September 2015, the 50th accelerator module for the X-ray free-electron laser European XFEL was tested at DESY. One hundred accelerator modules are needed for the two-kilometre-long electron accelerator of the X-ray free-electron laser. Each module consists of eight cavities, the actual accelerating structures. This is the first of a three-part series (first published in […]
French linear collider days review Linear Collider status
The annual and 4th edition of the French Linear Collider Days (JCL2016) workshop happened in Paris on 23-24 March 2016 (after Lyon 2013, Saclay 2013 and Grenoble 2014). About 70 participants reinforced the dedication of the French Linear Collider Community to remain a strong partner during the next steps towards the realisation of the project. […]
Family reunion of many generations of TESLA technology
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 […]
Higgs found at DESY
The German research centre DESY opened its doors to the public on 7 November, a day now known as DESY DAY. More than 18000 visitors came to see real accelerators, braving long queues and Hamburg drizzle to walk through parts of the European XFEL, PETRA or HERA accelerators, to visit DESY’s workshops and partner labs […]