Accelerator complex gains momentum

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The Convergence of Information and Communication Technologies Gains Momentum

IVAN HUANG ROC GUO HARRY XIE ZHENGXIANG WU Huawei Technologies In the past few years, the boundaries between information technology (IT)—which refers to hardware and software used to store, retrieve, and process data—and communications technology (CT)—which includes electronic systems used for communication between individuals or groups—have become increasingly indistinguishable. The rapid conv...

Indus accelerator complex using bismuth fission detectors

This paper reports the measurement of high energy neutron component (E > 50 MeV) carried out at the Indus-1 (450 MeV) and Indus-2 (2.5 GeV) electron accelerators (RRCAT, Indore, India). The study is based on the registration of neutron induced fission fragments from bismuth radiators in the adjoint solid polymeric track detectors. These bismuth fission detector (BFD) stacks are exposed at the i...

Status Report of the FAIR-Accelerator Complex

In 2005 major progress was achieved in further evaluation of the detailed ion-optical and technical design of the individual accelerator systems of the FAIR complex. The according descriptions were summarized within two versions of Technical reports (TR) [1]. In addition a cost book for the accelerator system was created, that describes the costs of the individual systems within a ‘buttom-up’ c...

Upgrade Issues for the Cern Accelerator Complex

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is at a very advanced stage of hardware commissioning and the first beam collisions in the experiments are expected during the year 2008. In line with the recommendations issued in 2006 by the European Strategy Group for Particle Physics, work has now started for maximizing the physics reach of the LHC and for preparing for other foreseeable needs. Beyond...