Canada's Superconducting Electron Linear Accelerator produces first beam
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 08:30
in Physics & Chemistry
On September 30th, TRIUMF's newly constructed superconducting electron linear accelerator (e-linac) produced its first particle beam at an initial energy of 23 MeV. The cutting-edge accelerator technology was designed and built in cooperation with institutions and industry across the country. Acceleration of first beam through the complete e-linac system culminates a series of recent successes for the Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL) project and sets ARIEL on its path forward.