Martin

Radar at TRE, The PLA and Nimrod accelerators

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50 MeV PLA, 1959

I have substantial archives relating to my late father's work relating to the Science Research Council (SRC) NIMROD, the 7Gev Proton Synchrotron built at the Rutherford High Energy Laboratory (RHEL) next to Harwell, now known as the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the home of the Diamond Light Source. Also earlier archives relating to the former National Institute for Research in Nuclear Science (NIRNS) 50 Mev Proton Linear Accelerator (PLA) , and prior to that, my father's work at the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) in Malvern which began with Radar and migrated into the start of the AERE accelerator project, specifically waveguides and injectors. The more interesting of these archives tend specifically to relate to matters peripheral to the actual research carried out which is documented already. Such things as design and building matters, and subsequent management and social aspects of work during those times. Also there is a small collection of prototype equipment relating to his work on waveguides, including development of the HF unit TR3523 for H2S radar and in particular the invention of a waveguide matching transformer.

Hear Nimrod starting operation once again- Click here

As a small sample of the archives to come, there follows some interesting items from TRE days.