| Protons | Deuterons | Alpha particles | Helium-3 ions | |
| Maximum energy (Mev) | 730 | 460 | 910 | 1140 |
| Energy spread (Mev) | 55 | |||
| Beam intensity | ||||
| Average current (μa) | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.25 | |
| Peak current (μa) | 120 | 120 | 40 | |
| Beam radius, maximum (in.) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Time required for acceleration (msec) | 6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Number of revolutions during acceleration | 75,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | |
| Distance traveled during acceleration (miles) | 450 | 360 | 360 | |
| Velocity at maximum energy (% of speed of light) | 82 | 60 | 60 | 69 |
| Mass increase at maximum energy (% of rest mass) | 75 | 25 | 25 | 40 |
| Range of full-energy particles (in. of aluminum) | 37 | 12 | 7 |
External Beams
| Physics cave | Meson cave | ||||||
| Protons | Neutrons | π+ | π+ | π- | |||
| Energy (Mev) | 730 | 310 | 100 | 250 | 100 | 300 | |
| Energy spread (Mev) | 14 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 30 | ||
| Beam area (cm2) | 25 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| Flux (particles/cm2-sec) | 2×1010 | 5×105 | 5×104 | 1000 | 100 | 1500 | 1000 |
Acceleration chamber (vacuum tank)
| Size | |
| length (ft) | 25 |
| width (ft) | 20 |
| height (ft) | 4 |
| Material: mild steel | |
| Operating pressure (mm Hg) | 10-5 |
| Vacuum pumps: six 20-in. oil-diffusion pumps with 8-in. boosters: one Beach-Russ 750-cfm; one Kinney 300-cfm; two Kinney 105-cfm. | |
| Pumping speed of oil-diffusion pumps (liters/sec) | 20,000 |
Magnet
| Core diameter (in.) | 184 |
| Pole-tip diameter (in.) | 188.75 |
| Pole gap at center (in.) | 14 |
| Magnetic field strength (gauss) | |
| at center | 23,400 |
| at radius of 82.2 in., where n = 0.2 | 22,275 |
| Weight of steel (tons) | 4,000 |
| Magnet coils | Main coils | Auxiliary coils |
| material | solid copper (1/4 × 4 in.) | hollow copper (1-3/16 × 1-1/16 in.) |
| weight of copper (tons) | 300 | 40 |
| number of turns (total) | 2,600 | 425 |
| ampere turns | 1.9 × 106 | 1.1 × 106 |
| current (amp) | 1600 | 2800 |
| voltage (v) | 550 | 560 |
| power (kw) | 900 | 1600 |
| coolant | oil | water |