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From the Director: Stay the Course
Still Three Physicists in Congress
LCLS Hardware Update
Word of the Week: Chirped Pulse Amplification
Around SLAC: Brazing Oven
Friday - November 7, 2008 |
From the Director: Stay the CourseAt Tuesday's Safety and Security Briefing I took the opportunity to underscore some of the positive strides the lab has made to improve safe work practices. We as a lab have a long way to go, but we are headed in the right direction. If I compare this year to last year, I can see the progress. At last year's security briefing, management talked about how safety excellence must be a core value at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Last year I don't think everyone at the lab quite knew what that meant. Now we all understand that we as a lab must have the same high expectations for our safety performance as we do for our science performance. Last year management talked about how important it was to thoroughly investigate near misses and accidents, to understand root causes and learn from any mistakes. This year I believe the message is permeating the lab that over-communication is much better than under-communication; please risk over-reporting rather than underreporting. Only by acknowledging and understanding mistakes can we make progress. Read more... |
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Still Three Physicists in CongressAfter yesterday's US elections, all three sitting physicists remain in Congress. The three Congressmen are: Representative Vern Ehlers, Michigan; Representative Bill Foster, Illinois; and Representative Rush Holt, New Jersey. The most recent to enter Congress was Foster, ex-Fermilab physicist, who won his seat earlier in 2008 in a special election called after House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert stepped down. See the original post on symmetry breaking. LCLS Hardware UpdateHighlights this week from hardware installation at the Linac Coherent Light Source include: • The team is ready to install the single beam dump shielding in the Beam Transport Hall. • The team is ready to perform magnetic measurements of the electron dump permanent magnets. • The beam finder wire system is installed on all 33 undulator girder assemblies. Five of the 33 need repair. |
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