General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

145

AKA

High Voltage dome

Patents

N/A

General Description

Aluminum

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

250.0 cm

Width

250.0 cm

Height

150.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Atomic & nuclear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Haefely

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Basel

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1970'S- 1980'S

Canada

PART OF HIGH CURRENT TEST FACILITY BUILT & USED BY ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LTD. AECL IS GLOBAL NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING CO. THAT DESIGNED & DEVELOPED CANDU NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR & OTHER ADVANCED ENERGY PRODUCTS. THIS CROWN CORP. WAS CREATED IN 1952 WITH MANDATE TO DEVELOP PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.

Function

USED TO PROVIDE VERY HIGH VOLTAGES FOR HIGH CURRENT TEST FACILITY. IT CONSISTED OF HIGH CURRENT PROTON ACCELERATOR DESIGNED TO EXPLORE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCELERATION OF HIGH CURRENT CONTINUOUS PROTON BEAMS.

Technical

VERY LARGE HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR BUILT BY & USED FOR RESEARCH & TEST PURPOSES AT AECL. IT CONSISTED OF 750 KEV DC INJECTOR, BEAM TRANSPORT SYSTEM, BUNCHER, & CW ALVAREZ STRUCTURE TO ACCELERATE BEAM TO 3 MEV. INJECTOR POWER SOURCE WAS 750 KV CASCADE COCKCROFT-WALTON GENERATOR; ION SOURCE WAS VON ARDENNE DUOPLASMATRON.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

Metallic

Decoration

none