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Further reading □ Overview □ PLA □ PLA: Installation in Building 412 (1956-1957) □ Me and my PLA Part IV (1957) □ PLA Instruments (1950s/1960s) □ Nimrod □ Magnet Sector engineering at Metropolitan Vickers □ 40 photographs of Nimrod □ Excavation of Nimrod (1957) □ Construction of Nimrod (1959) □ Nimrod Injector (1959) □ Nimrod Vacuum System (1961) □ Nimrod: Machine equipment (1960s) □ Nimrod: Various photographs (1960s) □ Nimrod: Construction and set up (1959-64) □ Album No1: Early Nimrod experiments (1964-1966) □ Nimrod Engineering Group: Magnet Album no.2 (1967) □ Use of iron blocks in Nimrod experimental area (1967) □ BC and PPT (1971) □ Upgrading the Nimrod Injector (1974) □ VEC, PLA and Nimrod (c.1963) □ Buildings □ Miscellaneous buildings (1958-1964) □ Building construction (1962-1963) □ Buildings R25 and R26 (1962) □ Miscellaneous building work (1962-1964) □ Events □ RHEL Senior Management and Open Day exhibits (1964) □ Nimrod inauguration (24th April 1964) □ Press Contact photos (April 1964) □ Open day exhibits (19 May 1966) □ RHEL Open Days (July 1970) and Rutherford Centenary (October 1971) □ Rutherford Centenary (29th October 1971) □ Opening of the Library (26 November 1974) □ Other accelerators □ Accelerator at TRE (1947 to 1950) □ Various accelerators (1950s-1960s) □ Photos of Bubble Chambers (1959-1964) □ The Saclay Bubble Chamber and hydrogen supplies (1967) □ Other photographs □ Loose photographs up to 1964 □ Loose photographs from 1965 onwards □ Loose colour photographs □ Miscellaneous □ Slides
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□ Overview
PLA
□ PLA: Installation in Building 412 (1956-1957) □ Me and my PLA Part IV (1957) □ PLA Instruments (1950s/1960s)
Nimrod
□ Magnet Sector engineering at Metropolitan Vickers □ 40 photographs of Nimrod □ Excavation of Nimrod (1957) □ Construction of Nimrod (1959) □ Nimrod Injector (1959) □ Nimrod Vacuum System (1961) □ Nimrod: Machine equipment (1960s) □ Nimrod: Various photographs (1960s) □ Nimrod: Construction and set up (1959-64) □ Album No1: Early Nimrod experiments (1964-1966) □ Nimrod Engineering Group: Magnet Album no.2 (1967) □ Use of iron blocks in Nimrod experimental area (1967) □ BC and PPT (1971) □ Upgrading the Nimrod Injector (1974) □ VEC, PLA and Nimrod (c.1963)
Buildings
□ Miscellaneous buildings (1958-1964) □ Building construction (1962-1963) □ Buildings R25 and R26 (1962) □ Miscellaneous building work (1962-1964)
Events
□ RHEL Senior Management and Open Day exhibits (1964) □ Nimrod inauguration (24th April 1964) □ Press Contact photos (April 1964) □ Open day exhibits (19 May 1966) □ RHEL Open Days (July 1970) and Rutherford Centenary (October 1971) □ Rutherford Centenary (29th October 1971) □ Opening of the Library (26 November 1974)
Other accelerators
□ Accelerator at TRE (1947 to 1950) □ Various accelerators (1950s-1960s) □ Photos of Bubble Chambers (1959-1964) □ The Saclay Bubble Chamber and hydrogen supplies (1967)
Other photographs
□ Loose photographs up to 1964 □ Loose photographs from 1965 onwards □ Loose colour photographs □ Miscellaneous □ Slides

PLA: Installation in Building 412 (1956-1957)

The PLA was originally installed by Harwell in Building 412. It was later handed-over to RHEL whereupon the building became known as R12. This photograph album has suffered extensive water damage.

Photograph album cover Cut-away drawing of the 50 MeV Proton Linear Accelerator 16 May 1956: Tank 1 liner in vacuum envelope from input end 16 May 1956: Tank 1 liner in vacuum envelope from output end Injector - Electron analogue Injector - Electron analogue Injector - Electron analogue Injector - Electron analogue Experimental apparatus for ion sources and beam focusing View (1) A high voltage DC supply unit for the injector focusing electrodes View (2) A high voltage DC supply unit for the injector focusing electrodes View (1) A prototype high voltage unit for laboratory use View (2) A prototype high voltage unit for laboratory use View (3) A prototype high voltage unit for laboratory use The components of a 120 KV voltage multiplier The components of a 120 KV voltage multiplier as removed from their oil-filled container View (1) The voltage-multiplier stack for a 120 KV supply View (2) The voltage-multiplier stack for a 120 KV supply 1 October 1956: Tank 1 showing position measuring telescope gauge bars and rails on liner 1 October 1956: Optical equipment for alignment and positioning of drift tubes in Tank 1 1 October 1956: Optical alignment and positioning of drift tubes in Tank 1 1 October 1956: Optical alignment target in position on supporting stand 11 October 1956: Tank 1 liner with lid removed to show drift tubes (view from output end) 11 October 1956: Tank 1 liner in position in lower half of vacuum envelope 11 October 1956: Tank 1 with liner lid raised Model of the PLA building Proton Linear Accelerator (drawing) Early 1956: Heater controls for part of drive chain Early 1956: High voltage platform Early 1956: Part of high voltage platform showing remote control column 30 October 1956: Distant lighting target on plinth 30 October 1956: Distant lighting target Drawing of Tank 22 November 1956: General view of injector room 22 November 1956: Injector 22 November 1956: Injector with ion sources cover removed 22 November 1956: Injector -- end view with cover removed showing ion sources 9 January 1957: Tank 2 vacuum envelope arriving at Building 412 14 January 1957: General view of Tanks 1 and 2 14 January 1957: Tank 2 vacuum envelope in position 1956: 10cm model accelerator feedback system 1956: 10cm model accelerator feedback system 29 January 1957: Tank 1 lined with framework for supporting perturbation measurement for string and bead 29 January 1957: Perturbation measurement field plotting on Tank 1 liner 29 January 1957: Perturbation measurement equipment for field plotting in Tank 1 liner February 1957: Three probe liner impedance measuring equipment on feed to Tank 1 liner March 1957: General view of tunnel showing progress on Tank 2 and modulators 15 April 1957: Tank 1 drift tubes near input end showing grids 15 April 1957: Tank 1 frequency tuner -- external view 15 April 1957: Tank 1 liner with lid removed showing drift tubes near output end and RF feed loop 15 April 1957: Tank 1 tilt tuner -- external view 15 April 1957: Tank 1 tilt tuner -- external view 15 April 1957: Tank 1 RF power monitor 17 April 1957: Tank 1 top view of liner in vacuum envelope 17 April 1957: Tank 1 view of liner from output end on tuner grid 2 May 1957: Tank 1 vacuum envelope lid raised showing liner

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