Ion source: conventional open-arc type

Beam extractor

LeCouteur-type regenerator combined with magnetic channel

Building and facilities

Room dimensions
diameter (ft)160
height (ft)90
Crane
type: radial
capacity (tons)30
overhead span (ft)77
Concrete shielding: 15 ft thick on sides, 4 ft on top

History

Design started: January 1940.
Construction started: August 1940.
First operation
for deuterons and alpha particles: November 1946.
for protons: December 1948.
Rebuilt: 1955-1957.

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