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LCLS-II Upper Cold Box Lifted Into Place

The first of four "cold boxes" for the LCLS-II upgrade to SLAC's X-ray laser has been lifted and put into place behind the LCLS-II cryogenic plant. The cold boxes, designed by Jefferson Lab and shipped to SLAC from a manufacturer in Ohio, are key components of the LCLS-II cryogenic system. The cryoplant will cool helium gas from room temperature all the way down to its liquid phase at just a few degrees above absolute zero, providing the coolant for the accelerator to operate in superconducting conditions.

 

Learn more about LCLS-II and its superconducting particle accelerator: home.slac.stanford.edu/news/2018/01-19-superconducting-x-...

 

Credit: Dawn Harmer/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Uploaded on May 23, 2018
Taken on May 22, 2018