NEWS ARCHIVE
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August 2006
4GLS Newsletter NewsFlash »
issue#01 August 2006
6th July 2006
4GLS User Meeting 2006 »
8 September 2006, Daresbury Laboratory.
An information and interaction meeting for potential users following
publication of the Conceptual Design Report.
PDF Flyer »
13th April 2006
4GLS
Conceptual Design Report »
This report covers design work and ethos for 4GLS to date. Further design
activities will continue over the coming year and your comments and thoughts
on any aspect of the report are very welcome.
January 2006
2 New Job Opportunities
Laser System Manager
Postdoctoral Research Associate
September 2005
ERLP Sub-System Assembly and Test Activities
Assembly and testing is currently underway of sub systems for the ERLP
in the DL Assembly Hall at the rear of the Stores building. The facility consists
of an ISO 5 clean room, insertion device construction room, magnet test room
and large capacity assembly hall for the range of collaborative projects involving
technical build and measurement work at DL. Almost all of the capacity at
present is taken up by ERLP to ensure that the project milestones are met.
more from newsletter#06»
March 2005
£1.6 Million in Funding
Additional funding, of £1.6M over the next two years, for technical
design work on 4GLS has just been announced.
Further details and opportunities will be posted soon on the 4GLS web.
more from newsletter#05»
December 2004
Start-to-end-Simulations
The first start-to-end simulations for
transportation of the electron beam around ERLP have been completed. To verify
the predicted performance of the ERLP and its free electron laser (FEL),
an integrated study of the overall beam dynamics of the accelerator has been
carried out.
more from newsletter#04»
July 2004
EuroFEL Bid TOPS the List
The 4GLS team have been successful in attracting EU FP6 Design Studies funding
as key participants in ‘EUROFEL’. In total Euro9M has been approved
for work to run for three years starting in April 2005.
more from newsletter#03 »
April 2004
4GLS Moves into SRD
In a very positive move, the SR Director Mike Chesters has taken 4GLS and
the ERL Prototype project into the SRD fold. This will ensure full representation
of both projects at senior levels.
more from newsletter#02 »
March 2004
The CCLRC Programme Board approved an increased total resource allocation
of £13.922M for the project. A further £0.8M is to be held in
reserve as contingency. The project will run over four years, the deadline
for the construction of the ERL Prototype remains at March 2006.
more from newsletter#01 »
2nd April 2003
Ministers give go-ahead for the next development stage
of 4GLS in Cheshire.
The building of the world-leading 4GLS (4th generation
light source) has come one step closer with the announcement today of £11.5
million for an exploratory phase of the project. This phase involves a 3-year
study to establish the technical know-how needed to build this innovative
scientific research facility, including the construction of a prototype
test facility.
... more »
13th December 2002
Science Minister Lord Sainsbury comes to Daresbury to discuss 4GLS
1st November 2002
