Electron run 1/98 starts in week 7 (Feb. 9), and everything will be ready for mounting in the two
week shutdown period.
The new plunger is now being leak tested. It will be mounted tomorrow, such that initial testing
an take place at the end of this week.
The motors for the SGM I need some minor parts before they can be mounted. They should be
ready within the next few days.
The turbo pumps for the X-Ray microscope are ready and mounted.
The new corner 2 chamber is finished, and ready for leak testing.
The Microtron is again running well. The work involved in cleaning the whole RF-system has paid off, and we now have a much more stable beam. There are still some stability problems at high power, but a new circulator, which has been ordered, should take care of that.
The new evaluation scheme (Arbejdspladsvurdering) which was put in everybodys mailbox yesterday MUST be filled in and given to JV or SPM. If you have some complaints or comments concerning working conditions at the institute, please put them on the form.
Stuart Lunt has been appointed as Synchrotron Radiation Coordinator. SL will create and update a schedule for the SR beamlines. Together with Søren Hoffmann and Z. Li he will assure that the different beamlines are ready at the start of an electron run and coordinate and assist the ongoing experiments. Further on, this group will take part in the development and commissioning of new beamlines.
20/1 1998 NH+SPM