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<I * j e^ r^ a c iiEvents and Happenings eJE=| 99 d^0,^ ^~Vo 1. 1, No .in the SLAC Community In i Pi I September 1990, Vol. 1, No. 5 To Honor First 20 Years of Research SPEARfest CELEBRATION SET FOR OCT. 4 by Michael Riordan NEXT MONTH THE SPEAR storage ring will become fully dedicated to synchroton radiation research under the general direction of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL). To commemo- rate the first two decades of research on this famous machine and to launch a new era at SPEAR, the Directors of SLAC and SSRL have organized a day's worth of activities on October 4. In the morning there will be a series of talks presented in the SLAC Auditorium by key figures in the construction and scientific use of SPEAR. Associate Director John Rees of SLAC will kick things off with "The Genesis of SPEAR," followed by SSRL Deputy Director Herman Winick, who will speak about the origins of SSRL. After a coffee break, Gerson Goldhaber of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and William Orme- Johnson of MIT will discuss major highlights of the scientific research done at SPEAR. Beginning at 1:30 that afternoon, there will be a public ceremony on the quadrangle in front of the Central Laboratory Building at SLAC, marking the beginning of a new era at SPEAR. Stanford University President Donald Kennedy will open the affair, followed by Donald Stevens of the U.S. Department of Energy, Aerial view of the SPEAR complex with the SPEARfest logo superimposed upon it. Synchrotron radiation research takes place in the two SSRL buildings at upper left and bottom. Artwork is by Terry Anderson. SLAC Director Burton Richter and SSRL Director Arthur Bienenstock. Closing out the festivities will be a reception at SPEAR for SLAC and SSRL employees, visiting scientists and distinguished guests. At that time, guided tours of SPEAR and its new injector will be provided for interested parties. The entire SLAC and SSRL community is invited to participate in the afternoon ceremony and reception. SLAC employees should first obtain the permission of their supervisors before attending. During the twenty years since its construction began in 1970, SPEAR has been regarded by many in the scientific community as perhaps the most productive and cost-effective high-energy physics installation ever built. The discov- eries made during the "November Revolution" and its aftermath changed the course of modern physics. Between 1974 and 1976, (cont'd. on page 4) 1 _ I __ I
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eJE=| 99 d^0,^ ^~Vo 1. 1, No .in the SLAC CommunityIn i Pi I September 1990, Vol. 1, No. 5
To Honor First 20 Years of Research
SPEARfest CELEBRATION SET FOR OCT. 4by Michael Riordan
NEXT MONTH THE SPEAR storage
ring will become fully dedicated tosynchroton radiation researchunder the general direction of theStanford Synchrotron RadiationLaboratory (SSRL). To commemo-rate the first two decades ofresearch on this famous machineand to launch a new era at SPEAR,the Directors of SLAC and SSRLhave organized a day's worth ofactivities on October 4.
In the morning there will be aseries of talks presented in theSLAC Auditorium by key figures inthe construction and scientific useof SPEAR. Associate Director JohnRees of SLAC will kick things offwith "The Genesis of SPEAR,"followed by SSRL DeputyDirector Herman Winick, who willspeak about the origins of SSRL.After a coffee break, GersonGoldhaber of Lawrence BerkeleyLaboratory and William Orme-Johnson of MIT will discuss majorhighlights of the scientific researchdone at SPEAR.
Beginning at 1:30 thatafternoon, there will be a publicceremony on the quadrangle infront of the Central LaboratoryBuilding at SLAC, marking thebeginning of a new era at SPEAR.Stanford University PresidentDonald Kennedy will open theaffair, followed by Donald Stevensof the U.S. Department of Energy,
Aerial view of the SPEAR complex with the SPEARfest logo superimposed upon it.Synchrotron radiation research takes place in the two SSRL buildings at upper leftand bottom. Artwork is by Terry Anderson.
SLAC Director Burton Richter and
SSRL Director Arthur Bienenstock.Closing out the festivities will be a
reception at SPEAR for SLAC and
SSRL employees, visiting scientists
and distinguished guests. At thattime, guided tours of SPEAR andits new injector will be providedfor interested parties.
The entire SLAC and SSRLcommunity is invited to participatein the afternoon ceremony andreception. SLAC employees should
first obtain the permission of theirsupervisors before attending.
During the twenty years sinceits construction began in 1970,SPEAR has been regarded by manyin the scientific community asperhaps the most productive andcost-effective high-energy physicsinstallation ever built. The discov-eries made during the "NovemberRevolution" and its aftermathchanged the course of modernphysics. Between 1974 and 1976,
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BOSTICS TOUR BACKROADS OF COUNTRY ON BIKEWHEN DAVE BOSTIC, VACUUM ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR, and his wife Shirley hit the road, it's total freedom.But back home, it's total responsibility.
Dave and Shirley completed their 1990 summer motorcycle tour-a "brief one" this year, just a few thousandmiles through the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota, Yellowstone National Park, and some other fantasticAmerican treasures.
Two years ago was the big one. In six weeks they cycled through 23 states and three Canadian provinces,
averaging 200 miles a day on backroads from south Texas to the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, and up the Icefield
Parkway in Jasper National Park. In addition to visiting natural splendors, Dave said, "Our goal was to make., 1,
secondary roads our primary wayto travel and small communitiesour focus." They were intrigued bysuch little towns as Difficult,Tennessee, and Embarass, Wiscon-sin, not to mention Intercourse,Indiana. They were fortunate to hitToad Suck, Arkansas, on the week-end of the annual "Toad SuckDaze" festivities.
It wasn't all fun and games,though. In north Texas they gotcaught by a ferocious thunder-storm. Dave explains, "I pulledinto this small town, and we stoodunder a building awning for anhour or so. It kept raining harderand harder and the town streetswere flooding. I realized the wholetown was a low area, and I wantedto get out of there. Well, it became Back home again in Indiana, Shirley and Dave visited all of their family members ina flash flood, and we barely made Indiana and Ohio and celebrated their parents' 50th wedding anniversaries.it out. At times water was over theaxles of the bike and moving tast.It was scary!"
Back in the Bay Area, Dave andShirley continue to open theirhearts and home to "medicallyfragile babies," as they have for 20years. They serve as foster parentsfor infants, frequently those bornto drug-dependant mothers. Daveand Shirley have cared for 35babies altogether and can remem-ber every one by name and tem-perament. The babies are cared foruntil either the mother can showcompetency or an adoption isarranged.
Several years ago one of theirbabies was a national celebritywhen he was abandoned in alaundromat dryer and
After so many miles one gets 'kinda' tall in the saddle. Shirley and Dave have(cont'd. on page 4) been riding together ever since their second date in high school.
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IE SLAG A TEAM is shown/ing the "we're #1 sign follow-; their first-place, regular sea-n, finish. The team compiled a-1 season record forfirst placethe Menlo Park Recreationalague. Pictured left-to-rightack row) are Michael Taylor,rmerly with Electronics; Brianirris, Mechanical Fabrication;is Dudley, SLD; Robert Tay-, formerly with SSRL; Terryiderson, Pubs; and Al Owens,'oup B. In the front row, left toht, are Tony King, Mechani-.l Engineering; Magellanarks, Purchasing; Rod Har-on, Facilities; Jeff Garcia,acuum; and John Taylor, for-erly with Mechanical Engi-nering.
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undiscovered for nine hours.During his recovery in the hospitaland at the Bostics' home, he wasaffectionately known as "BabyMaytag."
Dave and Shirley's own chil-dren, now grown, continue thefamily traditions. Their daughter isa daycare provider and their son isa motorcycle enthusiast.
The Hoosier Bostics came fromSouth Bend in 1969 when theydecided to give California a try fora year. A tool-and-die maker bytrade, Dave worked initially inHeavy Fabrications. Norm Dean inthe Vacuum Group recognizedDave's talent and enlisted him forSPEAR and PEP. Dave now enjoysthe huge challenge of keeping thelinac and beam switchyardvacuum systems online.
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the V and / particles, the charmed D mesons and the r lepton turned up,and much important research was done there in following years.
Meanwhile, beginning in 1973, pioneering advances were made at SPEARin the use of synchrotron radiation, x rays generated by the particles circulat-
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ing wimun tme ring. rormany estau-lished in 1976, SSRL was the firstmajor laboratory to develop this ra-diation and make it available to alarge community of scientists, whohave used it for basic and appliedresearch in biology, chemistry, ma-terials science, solid-state physics,and medicine.
From 1979 to 1990, SLAC and SSRLoperated SPEAR jointly for high-energy physics and synchrotronradiation research, with 50 percentof the machine time devoted to eachfield. Construction was recentlycompleted on a new 3-GeV Injector,which will permit operators to fillSPEAR and allow it to producesynchrotron radiation independentof the status of the SLAC linac.Commissioning of this Injector iswell underway.
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