.Absfrucl-RHIC 8 cm aperture dipole magnets and quadrupole cold masses are iaing built for Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) by Northrop-Grumman Corporation at a production rate of one dipole magnet and two quadrupole cold masses per day. This work was preceded by a lengthy Technology Transfer effort which Is described elsewhere [l]. This paper describes the tooling which is being used for the construction effort, the production operations at each workstation, and also the use of trend plots of critical construction parameters as a tool for monitoring performance in production. A report on the improvements to production labor since the start of the programs is also provided. The magnet and cold mass designs, and magnetic test results are described in more detail in a separate paper [2].
Under a joint collaboration between Grumman and BNL, a high-duty factor (> 1%) photocathode electron gun is being constructed for use at the ATF facility at BNL. This gun was designed as the electron source for the proposed UV FEL Users' Facility at BNL. The thermally induced stresses exceed the yield strength of OFHC copper. For this reason, the gun is fabricated from GlidCop, an aluminum oxide dispersion strengthened copper alloy.
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