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First GLAST Tracker Arrives at SLAC
By
Matthew Early Wright
 The Gamma Ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) satellite project is
celebrating a milestone. The first tracker module, built in Italy at the
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), arrived at SLAC on Friday,
January 14, and is doing very well indeed.
The tracker is one of 16 such modules that constitute the main array of
the satellite, and it will eventually help address many of the major
unanswered questions in astrophysics, particle physics and cosmology.
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LCLS Collaboration Revs Up
By Heather Rock Woods
The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) collaboration met in January to
focus on beginning to build the world’s first X-ray free electron laser.
More than 50 people from SLAC and collaborating institutions (Argonne,
LLNL and UCLA) reviewed the design of the machine’s major systems.
“It’s our last pass over the design before we start spending money,”
said LCLS Director John Galayda.
The project recently received a major funding boost to $54 million for
fiscal year 2005 from a Congressional budget appropriation.
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Linear Café Comes to SLAC
By Linda DuShane White
 The Linear Café recently replaced the SLAC Cafeteria and is a work in
progress. Along with a new name and management comes a new look and
hours. Returning customers see the ambiance evolve with new carpeting
and décor, changes to the serving areas and seemingly more space in the
dining hall.
“Everyone’s been really kind and helpful,” said Epicurean Group
Proprietor Mary Carter Bartlett. “We’re learning every day. We listen to
clients and then customize what we do. It’s exciting,” Bartlett says.
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SPEAR Accelerator Restarts Operations
By Eduardo Guerra
and Jeff Corbett
SSRL’s SPEAR3 facility has restarted
operations after completing its restart validation process and receiving
approval to resume operations by the SLAC Director in consultation with
the DOE.
“The safe and smooth restart of SPEAR
was possible due to the extraordinary effort by SSRL staff and the
tremendous support SSRL received from the other SLAC divisions
throughout this process and the efforts by all the staff to implement
and follow safety protocols,” said SSRL Associate Director Keith
Hodgson.
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