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Oct. 26, 1998 -- Some of this week's stories
Argonne to help design, build new neutron
source
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Argonne will play a key role in the design and construction of what will be the most powerful spallation source in the world for neutron scattering research, the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Drawing on nearly 20 years of experience with the venerableIntense Pulsed Neutron Source, Argonne will design and build the instrument suite for the SNS. Argonne joins four other national laboratories designing and building major systems for the SNS.
Scientists will use the SNS to study problems in chemistry, magnetism, superconductivity, crystalline materials, structural biology, polymers, disordered materials, complex fluids and engineering.
The SNS will operate much like Argonne's Intense Pulsed Neutron Source. A beam of protons will be aimed at a target, which will "spall," or emit, pulses of neutrons. IPNS delivers about 7,000 watts of beam power onto its depleted uranium target; SNS will deliver one million watts onto a liquid mercury target.
Neutrons produced in the target will be routed to 18 beamlines. Ten beamlines have been reserved for the initial set of instruments. The rest will be filled in by industrial and academic groups akin to the collaborative access teams at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source.
Argonne's role
Argonne is primarily responsible for developing the neutron scattering instrumentation for SNS and for working closely with Oak Ridge to develop the experiment facilities.
"Argonne was chosen because of its 20 years of experience in this game," said IPNS Director Bruce Brown. "The first spallation source for neutron scattering was built here by Jack Carpenter in the mid-seventies."
This year's appropriations of $130 million have been approved by Congress and recently signed by the president. Argonne will receive about $5 million.
The total cost of the SNS will be about $1.33 billion; $80 million is budgeted for research, development and construction of instruments.
Oak Ridge will assign one employee for each of the 10 instruments. These leaders will work at Argonne for the next four to five years, learning the ropes of operating an instrument at a spallation source and working with users. With this experience, they will then design instruments for SNS, and have them ready for commissioning in 2005. IPNS Senior Scientist Kent Crawford has lead responsibility for instrument design.
Concepts for the instrument suite are already being discussed. Scientists at several Argonne divisions -- including IPNS, Technology Development and Materials Science -- are taking the lead in establishing working groups to determine what kinds of instruments are most needed, based on input from potential SNS users. Some 1,000 to 2,000 users from all walks of science and industry are expected to take advantage of the SNS.
Much research and development must still be done on new data acquisition techniques and beamline equipment, such as detectors and neutron "choppers."
"We really are in the thick of things," Brown said. "It's a significant challenge. We want to have a few instruments that will really push the technological envelope."
The instruments that will be needed should be determined by fiscal year 2000.
-- Dave Jacqué
The DOE-Argonne Second Annual Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony will be held at Argonne-East on Monday, Nov. 9, in the Advanced Photon Source Conference Center Auditorium (Building 402) from 1-3 p.m.
The ceremonies will recognize the contributions of all veterans past and present to the nation's peace and security, especially those employed by DOE and Argonne.
The event will include military poetry readings, a tribute to the late Ron Teunis and several guest speakers. There will be a display of military artifacts and publications.
All employees whose schedules permit are invited to attend the ceremony, which is supported by DOE and Argonne management.
Pianist Manahem Pressler will perform at Argonne-East on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. in the APS Conference Center Auditorium.
Pressler has been on the piano faculty of Indiana University since 1955, where he holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Music.
Pressler also co-founded the Beaux Arts Trio in 1955. The trio has become one of the world's most enduring and widely acclaimed chamber music ensembles. The Beaux Arts recordings for Philips, which include almost all of the piano trio literature, have won many coveted honors and awards.
Recently, Pressler has performed on Carnegie Hall's Great Performers series, at Jordan Hall in Boston, at the Ravinia Festival and in Toronto, St. Louis, and Los Angeles.
The program includes Shubert's Sonata in B flat major, D. 960, and Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28.
Single admissions for the concert are $18. Tickets will be sold in the Building 213 Cafeteria lobby Nov. 2-6 from noon to 1 p.m., and at the auditorium box office on Nov. 8 before the performance.
UpcomingArts at Argonne concerts include:
Carmina
Quartet, Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999.
Oleh
Krysa, violin; Tatiana Tchekina, piano, Saturday, March 13,
1999.
Special dinner
A special dinner will be offered at the Argonne Guest House Restaurant following the concert. Dinner hours are from 5-8 p.m. Cost will be $21.75 per person. For reservations, call 739-6000.
Limited lunch bus service at Argonne-East will resume Monday, Nov. 2, for a six-month trial period.
The bus will be available weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., starting at Building 360 and stopping at buildings 340, 315, 401, the Argonne Guest House, 208, 200 and 205 on a continuing basis.
Ridership will be evaluated through the trial period to determine whether the service will be continued beyond April 1999.
For more information, contact PFS at ext. 2-2925.
Human Resources will host a TIAA-CREF satellite teleconference on "Reaching Your Financial Goals: Tips from America's Experts" at Argonne-East on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
This teleconference will be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Building 203 Auditorium.
In this live national teleconference, a panel of experts will answer questions from the national audience and outline basic principles that can help anyone make sound financial decisions.
Panelists include Jane Bryant Quinn, columnist and author of "Making the Most of Your Money"; Peter L. Bernstein, noted economist and author of "Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk"; and Elissa Buie, president-elect of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners.
For more information, contact TIAA's Pam Foster at 1-800-842-2733, ext. 1226, or visit TIAA's Web site.
Argonne scientific and engineering employees are needed to chair sessions at Argonne's 9th Annual Symposium for Undergraduates on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7.
The symposium will take place from 1 - 5 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
The symposium provides students with an opportunity to present papers about their research. Many of the students conducted that research at Argonne.
More than 100 abstracts have been received from students at undergraduate institutions nationwide. Most will be presented on Friday.
Chairpersons are needed for sessions in analytical chemistry, astrophysics and geophysics, biochemistry, cell biology, computer science, condensed matter physics, engineering, environmental science, general biology, general physics, genetics, inorganic and organic chemistry, mathematics, molecular biology, nuclear and atomic physics, organometallic chemistry, physical chemistry, physics and spectroscopy.
To volunteer, or to recommend a colleague who might be available, contact Linda Washington (DEP) by Friday, Oct. 23, at ext. 2-1751, or send e-mail to Washington@woody.dep.anl.gov.
The entrance to Argonne-East's branch post office in Building 340 will be closed temporarily as construction begins on a drive-up window.
A temporary entrance will be set up through the central mailroom.
Due to road construction of the drive-up window, access to the central mailroom is south of the regular entrance. Parking is available on the southwest corner at the intersection of Rock and Meridian Roads.
Construction may last through Nov. 2.
For more information, contact Patti Gajewski at ext. 2-3540 or page 4-1096.
Starting Monday, Nov. 2, material arriving at Argonne-East's receiving facility (Building 5) will be delivered Monday through Friday.
Currently, materials are distributed on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Open enrollment for Argonne's medical and flexible spending accounts will be held Nov. 2-20.
Open enrollment packages will be sent to all employees the week of Oct. 26. Employees who have not received a packet by Wednesday, Nov. 4 should call Human Resources at ext. 2-2991.
The Argonne Pioneers are selling calculator-memo pad combination sets.
The large-button calculator runs on both batteries and a solar cell. Its black case, decorated with a silver Argonne deer logo, includes a memo pad and pen.
Cost is $10. For more information, or to order, contact Evie Fagan (OPA) at ext. 2-5578.
Argonne-East emergency vehicles will be involved in an emergency preparedness exercise at Building 40 on the mornings of Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 28 - 29.
The exercise is part of a training course for Energy Department emergency preparedness employees conducted by the DIS and EA Divisions.
Several indoor locations around the lab will also be involved in the emergency exercises. For more information, call Bill Gasper (EA) at ext. 2-4878.
Argonne's Electronics and Computing Technologies Division will offer several classes in office computer software at Argonne-East during November.
Unless otherwise specified, classes will be held in Building 221, Room A142, are limited to eight participants and cost $135. Full class descriptions and schedules are available online at: http://www.anl.gov/ECT/courses/.
For information about enrollment procedures, call Diane Cavazos (ECT) at ext. 2-7153 or send e-mail to dkcavazos@anl.gov.
Beginning Unix (ECT564) -- This class consists of two
three-hour sessions for a total of six hours. First session:
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. _ noon. Second session: Thursday,
Nov. 5, 9 a.m. _ noon. Class size is limited to 7. Cost:
$245.
Microsoft Outlook 98 (ECT351) -- Tuesday, Nov. 3, 9
a.m. _ noon. The class will be held in Building 223, Room
S103B. Prerequisite: previous use of e-mail software.
Intermediate Windows 95 (ECT305) -- Tuesday, Nov. 10, 8:30
a.m. _ 11:30 a.m., or Tuesday, Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m. _ 11:30
a.m. Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows 95.
Word 97:
Applying Formatting (ECT339) -- Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1:30 p.m.
_ 4:30 p.m. Prerequisites: Introduction to Windows 95 or
basic Word 97 skills.
Excel:
Improving Worksheet Appearance 97 (ECT341) -- Wednesday,
Nov. 11, 8:30 a.m. _ 11:30 a.m. Prerequisite: Windows 95 and
basic Excel 97 skills.
Intermediate PowerPoint 97 (ECT343) -- Wednesday, Nov. 11,
1:30 p.m. _ 4:30 p.m., or Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1:30 p.m. _
4:30 p.m. Prerequisites: Windows 95 and Introduction to
PowerPoint 97.
Intermediate Access Version 97 (ECT333) -- Thursday, Nov.
12, 8:30 a.m. _ 4:30 p.m., or Thursday, Nov. 19, 8:30 a.m. _
4:30 p.m. Cost is $195.
Visual
Basic for Access 97 (ECT344) -- Friday, Nov. 13, 8:30 a.m. _
4:30 p.m. Cost is $195. Prerequisite: Advanced Access.
Word 97:
Everyday Tasks Made Easier (ECT345) -- Tuesday, Nov. 17,
1:30 p.m. _ Prerequisites: Introduction to Windows 95 or
basic Word 97 skills.
Excel
97: Working with Large Worksheets (ECT348) -- Wednesday,
Nov. 18, 8:30 a.m. _ 11:30 a.m. Prerequisites: Introduction
to Windows 95 and basic Excel 97 skills.
