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A New Field of Research

• Art Poskanzer

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Omnitron
two rings, but not a collider conceived 1964 by
Al, Bob Main, and Bob Smith proposed 1966 not
supported by Lab Director not funded 1967
SuperHILAC
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Bevalac Idea

• Al asks Frank Selph March 1971
• Memo by Al same day
• Lofgren, McMillan, and Seaborg enthusiastic
• Conceptual Design April 1971
• Funding Start July 1971
• Funded early 1972

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Publication of the Bevalac Idea
would open a whole new field of theoretical and
experimental science.
1972
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Bevalac Transport Line
0.1 km
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Bevalac Beam
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First Operation
First beam 255 a.m. August 1, 1974
Hermann Grunder
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Uranium Beams
1982
1974
1974
1975
Physics part edited by me and Bill Myers
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LBL Attempts at Higher Energy
Mini-Collider 1984
VENUS 1979
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Bevalac Experiments
therapy
nuclear physics
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Move to CERN SPS
6 km
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Big Tunnel
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RHIC Layout
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Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)
1 km
3 km
animation by Mike Lisa
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RHIC Experiments
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STAR
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RHIC
More than 1,000 physicists from around the world
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Large Hadron Collider at CERN
27 km
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Alice at the LHC
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ALICE
29 countries, 86 institutes, 1000 members
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Spread of Collaborations
Heike Joens
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Conclusion
Als idea has spawned a new field of
physics involving many accelerators,
detectors, and thousands of people worldwide
Acknowledgments Al Ghiorso and Cathy Westfall