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Particle Accelerator Beam Steering Magnet

Particle Accelerator Beam Steering Magnet

Item #343


This is one of four beam-steering magnets from the renowned Aladdin electron storage ring, a synchrotron particle accelerator.

From the 1980s until 2014, this machine produced synchrotron radiation for high-energy physics experiments. Aladdin was housed at the Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC), located in Stoughton, Wisconsin and operated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

This device was instrumental in particle physics and high-energy research and discoveries for over 3 decades. We disassembled one of these magnets for our Matter science box subscribers. We are planning to donating another to a science museum. And you can own the final magnet of this historic machine.

For a devoted collector of scientific artifacts, the final magnet from this esteemed machine would make a remarkable addition to any display.

Dimensions: 18.25 x 12 x 6.25"
Weight: 110lb 

 

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What is Synchrotron Radiation

Synchrotron radiation is a type of electromagnetic radiation that is produced when charged particles, such as electrons, are accelerated to near-light speeds and then forced to change direction by a magnetic field. This phenomenon occurs within particle accelerators, where electrons are propelled through a vacuum tube and directed around a circular or elliptical track using powerful electromagnets.

As these high-energy particles bend along the accelerator’s magnetic trajectory, they emit synchrotron radiation across a broad spectrum, ranging from infrared to X-rays. The intensity and versatility of synchrotron radiation make it an invaluable tool for a wide range of scientific and medical research, enabling detailed studies of materials, biological structures, and chemical processes. By providing a powerful and highly controllable source of electromagnetic radiation, synchrotrons facilitate groundbreaking investigations into the fundamental properties of matter and the universe.


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Online References

Archived Webpage: https://web.archive.org/web/20050204120315/http://src.wisc.edu/default.html

News Article about Shutdown: https://news.wisc.edu/advanced-physics-tool-to-shut-down-after-almost-30-years/

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchrotron_Radiation_Center

"Bringing Aladdin online": https://sci-hub.ru/https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-583X(87)90672-0

Rowe, Ednor M. “Synchrotron Light Source Experiments: Bringing Aladdin on Line.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 24–25 (April 1987): 414–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-583X(87)90672-0.

Younger, F.C., W.Jorge Pearce, and B. Ng. “Two New Insertion Devices for Aladdin.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 347, no. 1–3 (August 1994): 98–101. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(94)91862-7.

Kleman, Kevin J. “Beam Diagnostics and Control at Aladdin.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 266, no. 1–3 (April 1988): 172–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(88)90377-4.

Bisognano, J.J., R.A. Bosch, D.E. Eisert, M.A. Green, K.J. Kleman, and W.S. Trzeciak. “Operation of Aladdin at Lowered Emittance.” In PACS2001. Proceedings of the 2001 Particle Accelerator Conference (Cat. No.01CH37268), 4:2671–73. Chicago, IL, USA: IEEE, 2001. https://doi.org/10.1109/PAC.2001.987868.

Liu, J., E. Crosbie, L. Teng, J. Bridges, K. Symon, and W. Trzeciak. “Difference Resonance Study on the Electron Storage Ring Aladdin at SRC.” United States, 1995.

Rowe, E. M., M. A. Green, J. W. Hicks, W. S. Trzeciak, and W. R. Winter. “Status of the Aladdin Project.” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 28, no. 3 (June 1981): 3145–46. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1981.4332034.

“Aladdin Project - Notes to Interested Bystanders - IV,” May 1979. https://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/53106.

Archived News Article: https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-abstract/39/7/49/404444/For-Wisconsin-s-Synchrotron-Ring-the-Future-is?redirectedFrom=fulltext

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