Physics:Koffler accelerator
The Koffler particle accelerator of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, was built in 1976. The building became a symbol of the institute. In 2011, astronomical observatory was opened on the top of the building.
Building
The accelerator building, designed by architect Moshe Harel (he) in Formalist style, was completed in 1976. It has two towers, of 57 and 53 meters high, and an "egg-shaped structure", 22 by 14 meters in its widest points. It became a symbol of the Weizmann Institute of Science.[1][2] It was designed to have "a close resemblance to the original van de Graaff accelerators".[3] It is named after Murray Koffler, who was the first Chair of Weizmann Canada.[4] Now it serves as a conference hall.
Accelerator
The original accelerator installed in 1977 was a 14UD pelletron tandem accelerator, built by National Electrostatics Corp.[5][6][7]
Observatory
The Martin S. Kraar Observatory on top of the accelerator building was opened in 2011.[8] It is named after the philanthropist Martin S. Kraar.[9] The observatory is remotely-operated.[8] There are two telescopes there, the larger one is 41 cm, and the second one is 80 mm guide telescope, both connected to CCD cameras.[10]
Gallery
View from the conference room
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References
- ↑ "The Koffler Accelerator". Weizmann Institute. https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/sites/default/files/books/pdf/Part%202_1976-1993.pdf.
- ↑ "Cement (Photography, film)" (in en). Weizmann Institute. 2 May 2022. https://www.weizmann.ac.il/Arts/en/cement-photography-film.
- ↑ "Israel's new accelerator" (in en). Physics Bulletin 28 (11): 505. November 1977. doi:10.1088/0031-9112/28/11/016. ISSN 0031-9112. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-9112/28/11/016/meta. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ Reed, Jon (19 December 2018). "A tribute to Murray Koffler" (in en-CA). https://www.weizmann.ca/a-tribute-to-murray-koffler/.
- ↑ Goldring, Gvirol (1973). "The new accelerator facility in rehovot" (in en). Nuclear Structure Physics (Springer): 254–266. doi:10.1007/3-540-06554-7_13. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/3-540-06554-7_13. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ Goldring, G. (1977). "The Koffler accelerator in Rehovot". Revue de Physique Appliquée 12 (10): 1309–1314. doi:10.1051/rphysap:0197700120100130900. https://hal.science/jpa-00244313/document.
- ↑ Berkovits, D; Paul, M; Ben-Dov, Y; Bordeanu, C; Ghelberg, S; Heber, O; Hass, M; Shahar, Y et al. (1 August 2004). "Upgrading of the AMS facility at the Koffler 14UD Pelletron accelerator". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 223-224: 161–167. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2004.04.033. ISSN 0168-583X. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168583X04005580. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "About the Observatory | The Martin S. Kraar Observatory" (in en). 1 September 2015. https://www.weizmann.ac.il/particle/kraar/about-observatory.
- ↑ "Martin S. Kraar | The Martin S. Kraar Observatory" (in en). 1 September 2015. https://www.weizmann.ac.il/particle/kraar/martin-s-kraar.
- ↑ "A Dual-Purpose Observatory | ScienceBlogs" (in en). https://scienceblogs.com/weizmann/2011/06/14/a-dual-purpose-observatory.
Further reading
- Goldring, Gvirol; Hass, Michael; Paul, Michael (July 2004). "Laboratory Portrait: The Accelerator Laboratory at the Weizmann Institute" (in en). Nuclear Physics News 14 (3): 5–13. doi:10.1080/10506890491034875. ISSN 1061-9127. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10506890491034875. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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