Experimental Facilities: Next Linear Collider Test Facility (NLCTA)
In preparing the design of any large project, preliminary designs need prototyping and testing.
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The NLCTA is a small accelerator that is a prototype for the Next Linear Collider accelerator design, which is now the International Linear Collider (ILC) project. |
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This test facility has been run using an prototype klystron and has produced electron bunch accelerations that meet the design criteria. Further testing and prototyping is being carried out to design and test efficient production methods for such a structure. |
Prototype klystron |
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A close-up view of the NLCTA beamline. |
The accelerator design is similar to the original SLAC accelerator in many ways, but it operates at a shorter microwave wavelength, and hence the structure is smaller in circumference and the aperture (hole) through which the beam travels is also smaller. |
Another view inside the NLCTA.
Visit the NLCTA web site for more information
