Lab Contacts
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Division Director
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Site Services, Section Head
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Sr. Administrative Asst.
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Operations, Integration and Maintenance
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Accelerator Systems
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Control Systems
Research Accelerator Division
The Research Accelerator Division (RAD) operates the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) accelerator complex, which consists of a negative hydrogen-ion injector, a 1 GeV linear accelerator, a proton accumulator ring, and a liquid mercury target system.
At 1.4 megawatts, the SNS accelerator is the most powerful of its kind in the world and provides the proton power to the SNS target system, where neutrons are produced. With upgrades, it also has the flexibility to operate beyond 2.0 megawatts in the future to permit increased scientific output.
