Today's speaker hightlight is on Galen Aymar.


 Bio

Galen Aymar is the Accelerator Design Group Leader at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, working with his group on numerous projects involving repairs, upgrades and R&D for the ISIS proton synchrotron. Previously Galen spent more than ten years in private industry designing RF amplifiers used in accelerators. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.Sc. in Physics.  


Synopsis

The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source utilises a linear accelerator comprised of 4 drift tube linac tanks. The fourth of these tanks has reached its end-of-life and requires replacement. This talk will review the history of the tank, the design process for the new tank and the efforts required to build and install the new tank, which is currently being done during a scheduled maintenance shutdown.


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