NSLS-II Seminar

"The Australian Synchrotron"

Presented by Alan Jackson, LBNL; Former Technical Director of the Australian Synchrotron

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 11:00 am — NSLS-II Seminar Room, Bldg. 817

The Australian Synchrotron is a light source facility based on a 3-GeV electron storage ring. The injector for the storage ring comprises a 100-MeV linac and a 3-GeV, 1 Hz “booster” synchrotron. The facility was built on a green-field site adjacent to Monash University in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Starting in February 2003 with full funding (AUD 157.2M for the building and accelerator systems), and one technical team member (me) the accelerators achieved “stored beam” just 3 ½ years later. The average size of the technical team during this period was 25 people, and the total Synchrotron Delivery Team never exceeded 55. By March 2007, the accelerator systems were operating to their full specifications, 5 beamlines had achieved “beam on sample”, and a further 4 beamlines were in production. In this talk I will discuss the procurement strategy that realized the remarkably fast construction and commissioning of the facility.

Hosted by: Dr. Ferdinand Willeke

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