Today I announce the release of a comprehensive report on the ILC R&D programme and progress. The ILC R&D programme is oriented at establishing the technical viability of the design that will be presented in our Technical Design Report (TDR). This report describes our considerable progress to date on R&D and demonstration experiments that will […]
Improvements in high-gradient ILC SCRF cavities
Director’s Corner 9 July 2009 Barry Barish Improvements in high-gradient ILC SCRF cavities Developing high-gradient superconducting radiofrequency (SCRF) nine-cell cavities is one of the primary goals of our global R&D programme. Soon after we initiated the Global Design Effort (GDE) R&D and design programme for the International Linear Collider, we set the ambitious goal of […]
Critical electron cloud studies at Cornell
Director’s Corner 5 June 2008 Barry Barish Critical electron cloud studies at Cornell Last week we reported on the beginning of our important experimental programme on electron cloud effects, using the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR) accelerator at Cornell University. This is one of our highest-priority R&D goals during the ILC Technical Design Phase 1 (TDP-1) […]