Fermilab constructs accelerator test facility

摘要

Fermilab has announced the start of phase II of the construction of a new facility to advance superconducting RF (SRF) technology. The facility, which will host a 140 m-long test accelerator, will be the first of its kind in the US.rnConstruction of the SRF Accelerator Test Facility is part of Fermilab's SRF R&D programme, which it is advancing with $52.7 m in fundingfrom the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Phase I of the construction began in March with the $2.8 m expansion of an existing building. For phase II, the laboratory has awarded a contract worth $4.2 m forthe construction of two new buildings. Additional ARRA funds will go towards equipment and infrastructure that are needed for the building's operation.