2011 Particle Accelerator Conference - List of Authors (Erickson, J.L.)

Paper	Title	Page
WEP224	Operational Status and Life Extension Plans for the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE)	1906
	J.L. Erickson, D. Rees LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
	Funding: Work supported by the U. S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Contract No. DE-AC52-06NA25396 – Publication Release LA-UR- 10-06556 The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) accelerator and beam delivery complex generates the proton beams that serve three neutron production sources, a proton radiography facility and a medical and research isotope production facility. The recent operating history of the facility, including both achievements and challenges, will be reviewed. Plans for performance improvement will be discussed, together with the underlying drivers for the ongoing LANSCE Linac Risk Mitigation project. The details of this latter project will be discussed. The status of accelerator-related plans for the MaRIE Project (Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes Experimental Project) will also be discussed. Taken together, the LANSCE Linac Risk Mitigation Project and the MaRIE initiative demonstrate a commitment to investment in the ongoing operation and improvement of the facility, and a resurgent interest in the spectrum of science accessible at LANSCE. These plans will assure continued facility operational and scientific vitality well beyond 2020.

THP045	Proposed Facility Layout for MaRIE	2202
	J.A. O'Toole, M.J. Bodelson, J.L. Erickson, R.W. Garnett, M.S. Gulley LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
	The MaRIE (Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes) experimental facility will be used to advance materials science by providing the tools scientists need to develop materials that will perform predictably and on demand for currently unattainable lifetimes in extreme environments. The Multi-Probe Diagnostic Hall (MPDH) will create probes of matter using both photon- and proton-based diagnostics. The Fission and Fusion Materials Facility (F³) will provide capabilities for materials irradiation studies, subjecting materials to radiation extremes that are present in fission and fusion environments. The Making, Measuring, and Modeling Materials (M4) Facility will foster discovery by design of next-generation materials that will perform with better durability in extreme environments. MaRIE features a 20-GeV electron linac for an X-ray driver. Five X-ray beams will be delivered to the experimental areas. The facility will also deliver an electron beam to MPDH. The existing LANSCE proton beam will be delivered to MPDH and F³ in addition to the existing LANSCE areas. Multiple high power lasers will deliver beams to MPDH. This paper will provide an overview of the MaRIE facility layout.

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Operational Status and Life Extension Plans for the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE)

1906

J.L. Erickson, D. Rees
LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

Funding: Work supported by the U. S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Contract No. DE-AC52-06NA25396 – Publication Release LA-UR- 10-06556
The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) accelerator and beam delivery complex generates the proton beams that serve three neutron production sources, a proton radiography facility and a medical and research isotope production facility. The recent operating history of the facility, including both achievements and challenges, will be reviewed. Plans for performance improvement will be discussed, together with the underlying drivers for the ongoing LANSCE Linac Risk Mitigation project. The details of this latter project will be discussed. The status of accelerator-related plans for the MaRIE Project (Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes Experimental Project) will also be discussed. Taken together, the LANSCE Linac Risk Mitigation Project and the MaRIE initiative demonstrate a commitment to investment in the ongoing operation and improvement of the facility, and a resurgent interest in the spectrum of science accessible at LANSCE. These plans will assure continued facility operational and scientific vitality well beyond 2020.

THP045

Proposed Facility Layout for MaRIE

2202

J.A. O'Toole, M.J. Bodelson, J.L. Erickson, R.W. Garnett, M.S. Gulley
LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

The MaRIE (Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes) experimental facility will be used to advance materials science by providing the tools scientists need to develop materials that will perform predictably and on demand for currently unattainable lifetimes in extreme environments. The Multi-Probe Diagnostic Hall (MPDH) will create probes of matter using both photon- and proton-based diagnostics. The Fission and Fusion Materials Facility (F³) will provide capabilities for materials irradiation studies, subjecting materials to radiation extremes that are present in fission and fusion environments. The Making, Measuring, and Modeling Materials (M4) Facility will foster discovery by design of next-generation materials that will perform with better durability in extreme environments. MaRIE features a 20-GeV electron linac for an X-ray driver. Five X-ray beams will be delivered to the experimental areas. The facility will also deliver an electron beam to MPDH. The existing LANSCE proton beam will be delivered to MPDH and F³ in addition to the existing LANSCE areas. Multiple high power lasers will deliver beams to MPDH. This paper will provide an overview of the MaRIE facility layout.