Scientists involved with radioactive-beam experiments at TRIUMF have a new reference guidebook that will prove to be an invaluable resource. ISAC and ARIEL: The TRIUMF Radioactive Beam Facilities and the Scientific Program contains information about each step of the beam's path and the future of ARIEL.
From the low energy electrons in CRT monitors to the tremendous near-light speed protons of the LHC, particle accelerators are everywhere. Accelerators are more commonplace than you might expect, with applications ranging from manufacturing to energy production to agriculture.
1400
cables are needed to bring the e-linac to life this September. Over 60
volunteers from the Science and Accelerator Divisions marked the 700th cable
pulled at ARIEL’s Electron Hall. Only 700 more cables to go as we leap toward
the Sept 30th goal of beam delivery to the tuning dump!
Be in the know and stay connected
with TRIUMF! TRIUMF
is offering a “Be our Scientist of the Summer” sweepstakes through Facebook. One fan (and nine friends) of TRIUMF will get an exclusive
tour, Q&A with research scientists and a pizza party.
ARIEL hits another
milestone! On May 23, ARIEL received its
Operating License from the CNSC, allowing the
e-linac to generate beam. To test
the e-linac’s components, including the SRF cavity, the first electron beam
was produced on June 1.
Is it possible that instead of having a distinct antimatter particle, neutrinos could be their own antimatter twin? Determining the nature of neutrinos is a key goal of modern particle physics. EXO-200 has recently announced a result that is helping scientists answer this fundamental question.
Vancouver native Walter Wasserman,
a first-year student at UBC, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Erich Vogt
First Year Student Research Experience (FYSRE) award. The award offers first year students a paid research experience over the summer months.
Data communication and processing protocols from
cutting-edge physics experiments often exploit or even extend the latest
developments in wireless communications; TRIUMF engineers recently pushed the technology forward.
The
ATLAS Collaboration has released three search analyses
addressing the production of charginos and neutralinos, a strong component in supersymmetry. Supersymmetry is a promising extension of
the Standard Model of elementary particles.
In demonstrating technology suitable and scalable for multiple brands of cyclotrons, this Canadian team has developed a comprehensive solution to
produce Tc-99m in large quantities suitable for large population bases.
