yclotron Is Put Into Action
he cyclotron at Texas A&M
vas “turned on” for the first time
his week, culminating more than
ive years of planning and con-
truction.
With half a milion of watts of
energy being poured into the 300-
ton magnet and more than a score
of power units, a glowing purple
“platter” of nuclear particles ap-
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peared in the center of the ma
chine.
The inch-thick platter was pur
posely held to a diameter of about
20 inches for the first test.
The platter, or beam, consisted
of alpha particles, which are the
cores of helium atoms after the
electrons have been stripped
away.
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aS Tf A&M Un ^ versity hav . e f °r the first time created a°beam of nuclear particles in their new variable
»ergy cyclotron. It appeared as a flowing purple “platter” in the center of the machine. Here, workers are shown
completing preparations in advance of the trial run. They are, left to right, Walter Chapman, mechanical maintenance
supervisor; W. A. McFarlin, associate director of the Cyclotron Institute; and William Woolet, vacuum and cryogenics
technician. Cylotrons are used for scientific investigation into nuclear particles.
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Appearance of the beam at
about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday brought
jubilation and cheers as dozens of
workers in A&M’s Cyclotron In
stitute looked on. Many had
worked both night and day for the
moment.
W. A. McFarlin, associate di
rector of the Cyclotron Institute,
said, “We’re extremely happy
about getting the beam,” and
added that after further testing,
the beam would be enlarged and
extracted from the machine for
scientific experimentation.
The cyclotron, building and
support equipment cost more
than $6 million. The device is
designed to enable scientists to
learn more about the cores of
atoms.
The machine is patterned after
a cyclotron at the Lawrence Ra
diation Laboratory at the Uni
versity of California, but has a
number of design improvements.
A&M scientists have numerous
experiments planned once the
machine is fully operational and
out of the test phase some time
this fall.
Gary DeHaven, operations crew
chief for the cyclotron, said it
was unusual to be able to achieve
a beam of such intensity so read
ily. “It usually takes weeks and
weeks on a new machine to get
one which might be only a thou
sandth as strong,” he said.
It was estimated that the alpha
particles were being accelerated
to an energy of more than three
million electron volts at around
five millionths of an ampere.
As in all extremely large and
complicated pieces of scientific
equipment, there were numerous
problems which had to be solved
before operation was possible. In-
visibally tiny leaks in the vac
uum system had to be plugged
and the “dee” which accelerates
the particles had to be tuned and
allowed to rid itself of unwanted
gases in its copper to solve prob
lems of discharging.
The cyclotron is of the variable
energy type, meaning it can ac
celerate nuclear particles to vari
ous energies. When fully opera
tional, it will be able to accelerate
protons up to around GO million
electron volts.
New insights into the nature
of matter through experimenta
tion with nuclear particles might
well result from its operation.
With achievement of the first
beam in the cyclotron, scientists
at the institute plan to keep in
creasing energy until the machine
is at design standard.
Electric Courses
Conducted At A&M
Two short courses are under
way in the Electric Power Insti
tute of Texas A&M’s Electrical
Engineering Department.
Sixteen men are enrolled in a
two-week school in “Semi-conduc
tors in Protective Relaying Cir
cuits,” headed by principal in
structor W. L. Beasley. The
course ends Aug. 18.
A one-week “Theory and Appli
cation of Symmetrical Compo
nents” course, directed by Lewis
H. Haupt, ends Friday. Seventeen
men are registered.
THE BATTALION
Thursday, August 10, 1967
College Station, Texas Page 7
Firemen Close
Annual School
Presentation of certificates to
84 Spanish-speaking firemen last
week closed out the 38th Fire
men’s Training School at Texas
A&M.
“This year’s was one of the
most successful and smoothly op
erated programs we have ever
conducted,” remarked Henry D.
Smith, firemen’s training chief
for A&M’s Engineering Exten
sion Service. “A great deal of
credit for this belongs to univer
sity personnel from numerous'
departments for special assist
ance.”
For his leadership in establish
ing a special school for Spanish
speaking firemen, Chief Smith
was presented a plaque naming
him “Distinguished Good Neigh
bor.” A. G. Ainsworth Jr. of
Luling made the presentation for
the Good Neighbor Commission.
Enrollment figures were smash
ed during the three weeks of fire
schools. Participants totaled 2,-
260, better than the 1,965 record
established last year. The totals
include firemen, instructors and
consultants from 29 states and
17 foreign countries.
The school’s safety record also
remained intact. Smith noted
that no participant has been
seriously injured in 38 years.
A Spanish-speaking delegate,
however, is recovering from a
heart attack suffered at registra
tion. Smith said engineer Alber
to Delgado, safety director for
Monsanto Mexicana Chemical
Company, Mexico City, is showing
steady improvement in a local
hospital.
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