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Further reading ⇓

Site
□ Site plans and photographs
□ R1
□ R2
□ R22
PLA (Proton Linear Accelerator)
□ Building plans
NIMROD
□ Excavating NIMROD
□ Nimrod operational Tannoy announcement
□ R3 building plans
□ Diagnostics and timing sequence
□ First operation of Nimrod to full energy
□ The failure of Nimrod main magnet power supply and alternators
□ Bubbly personalities
□ Investigating the digital preservation of raw Bubble Chamber data
ISIS
□ First neutrons
□ Neutron and muon source
□ Animated overview
□ Inauguration of ISIS
Space
□ NASA Ground Station
□ NASA 12m Antenna
□ James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT)
Lasers
□ Joint Laser Project and CLF (1974-75)
□ R1 extension (1977)
□ Inauguration of the laser facility (1977)
□ Titania (1994-1999)
□ A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom

Inauguration of CCLRC's new KrF laser facility Titania (Tuesday 2nd April 1996)

Invitation to the inauguration of Titania (Tuesday 2 April 1996)


Central News item on the launch of Titania featuring Graeme Hirst and Mike Key
Attendees at the launch included Henry Hutchinson, Geoff New (Imperial College), Tony Damerel, Paul French(?), Waseem Sheikh and behind Geoff New(?), Mick Shore, Mike Key, Jackie Hutchinson on the right holding brochure, TV/Press Reporter centre front.

Graeme Hirst recalls: The day itself proved to be a bit of a technical challenge, of course. The control system blocked the first attempt to fire the shot so we had to do the tour of the hardware first while Andy Kidd switched the computer off and back on again. In retrospect that was no bad thing as we were still suffering from an occasional electrical tracking problem on the output side of the laser-triggered switches. Of course on the "first shot" this happened. The resulting pressure pulse (shock wave?) in the water-filled transmission line generally cracked the window which let the laser beam into the switch and we'd go back into the shielded area to find water leaking (not exactly gushing but a lot more than dripping) out and onto the floor. That might've taken some explaining...

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