I am sure that my readers will remember that in my last Director’s Corner, in April, I threatened to write at some future date about the new Project Implementation Planning (PIP) document. Those of you with an even longer memory, going back to my Director’s Corner of April 2014, may even remember what it is. […]
“Let’s get it straight”
The visual petition continues: scientists from DESY and the University of Hamburg recently gathered in the tunnel of the European XFEL to shoot this group #mylinearcollider video and a few others.
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 […]
A year with the ILC
At this time in the calendar it is difficult to avoid the temptation to look back at the past year and ahead to the upcoming one. I have proved unable to successfully fight that impulse so the first Directors Corner of 2015 involves some personal observations and conjectures both past and future. For the ILC, […]
From the world to America: seeding superconducting accelerator technology through the ILC
The superconducting technology at the heart of the future International Linear Collider is one of the outstanding innovations of the machine’s design. Of international heritage, ILC-type superconducting acceleration has borne American offspring, including technology for the newest kid on the block, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s light source LCLS II, scheduled to begin operations in late […]
LINACs in all (linear) shapes and sizes
While the linear collider community is working on the most viable technologies for the two linacs that will one day accelerate electron and positrons efficiently, more than 200 linear accelerators – linacs – are already in use at research institutions around the world. Nearly 500 representatives from both operating and planned linear accelerators are meeting […]
From DESY inForm: Accelerator – stonewashed
How cavities are refined in a type of tumbler
Usually it’s basic research – especially for particle accelerators – that pioneers new technology. But in this case the researchers obviously had a little inspirational snoop at Levi’s or any other jeans manufacturer’s. Recently, DESY’s superconducting TESLA cavities have started to be surface-treated with a stonewashing equipment – accelerators stonewashed, so to say. While jeans […]
Accelerating News: Synergies for testing Superconducting RF (SRF) cavities
November in Paris: ILC prepares for Horizon 2020
While not quite having the poetical resonance of April, nevertheless November in the French capital has many charms. Researchers from all over the world experienced these last week. From Wednesday to Friday, more than 80 people met at Saclay to discuss R&D efforts for both the ILC detectors and the accelerator. The “Irfu Linear Collider […]
Cryo conveyor belt
Industrial study looks at serial production of cryomodules
An industrial study commissioned by the Global Design Effort in collaboration with experts from CERN gives a clearer picture of how cryomodules for the ILC could be mass-produced by industry. The study, whose results were recently presented at a meeting between accelerator experts from different labs. A similar study has looked at cavity serial production. […]