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NY Boosts Cornell Accelerator Funding

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ITHACA, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2006 -- New York Gov. George Pataki visited Cornell University Saturday to announce $12 million in state funding for preliminary work on the proposed Energy Recovery Linac (ERL), which will help create the brightest source of x-rays in the world. Construction of the ERL -- in a 1.3-kilometer-long tunnel under university parking lots -- is set to begin at the end of this decade, at an estimated cost of about $400 million. Cornell scientists are currently developing critical components of the ERL and in 2008 expect to complete construction and testing of a prototype, for which the National Science...Read full article

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    Published: August 2006
    Cornell UniversityEnergy Recovery LinacERLNational Science FoundationNew York Gov. George PatakiNews & Featuresx-ray science

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