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LCLS to Begin Construction
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Friday - April 21, 2006
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LCLS to Begin Construction

by Krista Zala

The Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the start of construction for the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). This milestone gives LCLS full permission to break ground and start digging tunnels.

"Now the fun begins," says Director of LCLS Construction John Galayda. Construction ought to start by the end of July and conclude in 2008.

Galayda can list a "never-ending succession" of milestones to accomplish before then. The next major undertaking is the 2006-2007 shut-down, when the LCLS injector will be installed and the linear accelerator will be modified to produce high-current pulses. Galayda says he hopes to test the performance of the LCLS injector by January 2007, which will measure the quality of the Free Electron Laser's electron beam. If all goes according to plan, researchers should be able to begin experiments in 2009.

Colloquium Monday

BaBar: Searching for the Unexpected

On Monday, April 24, SLAC's Aaron Roodman will present the colloquium "BaBar: Searching for the Unexpected."

With over 300 million B-Bbar pairs delivered by the PEP-II B-factory, and over 200 publications, the Babar experiment has studied a broad range of B, charm, tau, and QCD topics. In fact, the physics at Babar is so wide-ranging that it threatens to overwhelm any summary. In this colloquium, Roodman will highlight research topics specifically selected for their potential to find a truly unexpected result. CP violation in rare B decays, leptonic B decays, and lepton-flavor violating tau decays each hold great promise for uncovering the unpredictable - study measurements, currently predicted results and possible avenues for surprise discoveries, now and into the future, will be described.

The colloquium will take place at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, April 24 in Panofsky Auditorium. All are invited to attend.

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