Fermilab scientist Jonathan Jarvis hunts for the pieces of obscure hardware needed to get the OSC experiment going. His late-night, last-minute scouting expedition takes place in the final minutes before IOTA saw first beam in December.
Jamie Santucci
here’s a chill in the air, and things are getting even cooler at IOTA/FAST. The research team is reconfiguring the facility for its next major experiment, the world’s first demonstration of optical stochastic cooling.
Throwback Thursday: An American kestrel alights at the FAST facility. According to Wikipedia, the American kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest and most common falcon in North America.
Like a beer mug that’s been in the freezer, the steel surrounding this cyclotron magnet, located in the Fermilab Village, condenses and then freezes the warm, moist air.
A dollar bill takes a long break from looking for its owner. It likely still is.
The vantage from NML affords a breathtaking view of the setting sun, which peeks between the ceiling of clouds and the horizon just before disappearing for the day.
The south view from NML looks back on the snowy switchyard and Wilson Hall on a recent December day.
Accidental ice art is found at AZero.
Accidental ice art is found at AZero.