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From Wide Band to MI-31: E-Cooling's Big Move
It took two years to build the Pelletron at Wide Band and 6 weeks to take it apart. The following photo essay gives a sense of what it was like to dissemble and move the Pelletron to its new location at MI-31. Click on images for larger version.

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The Electron Cooling R&D Project Team in front of the Pelletron at Wide Band Lab at the conclusion of the R&D effort on June 1, 2004. Back Row from L to R: Scott Oplt, Jeff Simmons, Arden Warner, Greg Saewert, Brian Kramper, Kermit Carlson. Middle Row: Jerry Nelson, Ron Kellett, Jerry Leibfritz, Chuck Schmidt, Vitali Tupikov, Sasha Shemaykin, Tom Kroc Front Row: Sergei Nagaitsev
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An overall view of the Wide Band R&D facility prior to disassembly.
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The Cooling and Return beam lines at Wide Band prior to disassembly. These are the beam lines that will be installed in the Main Injector tunnel during this shutdown.
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The transfer beam lines at Wide Band before disassembly. These are the beam lines that transport the beam from the Pelletron to the cooling section in the Recycler and return the beam to the Pelletron.
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The Wide Band facility in July 2004 after the Pelletron and all beam lines have been disassembled.
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An ironworker from TAFT craning the lower half of the Pelletron out of Wide Band.
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The lower half of the Pelletron being transported from Wide Band to MI-31 with Wilson Hall in the background.
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The upper half of the Pelletron being craned out of Wide Band Lab.
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The upper half of the Pelletron being transported from Wide Band to MI-31 with Wilson Hall in the background.
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Task Manager Ron Kellett looks on as the upper half of the Pelletron is transported around the West side of Wilson Hall.
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An aerial view of the upper half of the Pelletron on the West side of Wilson Hall.
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The upper half of the Pelletron being brought into the MI-31 building.
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Ron Kellett overseeing the installation of the top half of the Pelletron at MI-31.
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The 300 sector of the Main Injector tunnel showing the completed relocation of the Main Injector Bus and LCW pipes in preparation for installation of the Electron Cooling beam lines.
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An overall view inside MI-31 showing the Pelletron tank fully assembled.
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An exterior view of the MI-31 service building with the SF6 storage tank installed next to the building. In order to prevent sparks inside the Pelletron, it is filled with SF6 gas when operating.




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