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60-inch Crocker cyclotron ends run

Image File

97502167

Title

60-inch Crocker cyclotron ends run

Description

As the 60-inch cyclotron ends its run in Berkeley, the original dees of the cyclotron, which had been replaced during an overhaul in 1944, come down from their place of honor on a Crocker Lab wall on the Berkeley campus. Attaching the cables for the move are Crocker scientists (l. to r.) Mike Scardigno, Bob Druet, Bart Jones, and John Francis. Dees will remain at Lawrence Radiation Lab. The 60-inch cyclotron accelerated its last beam on Saturday, June 30, 1962. It began operation ont the same day in 1939, 23 years earlier. After the shutdown, the cyclotron was dismanted and shipped to UC Davis, where it became the basis of a new spiral-ridge accelerator. The 60-inch cyclotron had been the site of many important developments, including the creation of seven new elements; the creation, production and distribution of artificial radioisotopes; tracer experiments; treatment and control of disease; and studies of the biological effects of radiation.

Citation Caption

Magnet, Vol. 6, No. 6, June 1962

Date

1962

People

Mike Scardigno, Bob Druet, Bart Jones, John Francis

TEID Doc ID

XBD9705-02167.TIF