Doc Ewen

Doc Ewen: The Horn, HI, and Other Events in US Radio Astronomy

by Doc Ewen, © 2003


Slides 26-33: Harvard Cyclotron, 1948 to 1951

[Magnet assembled at Watertown Arsenal]

Magnet assembled at Watertown Arsenal, minus coils and pole tips. The center post is a temporary piece.


[Upper coil being lowered into place]

Upper coil being lowered into place.


[Magnet complete]

Magnet complete except for lower pole tip. Tank is supported from the upper pole.


[Main radiation shield]

Main radiation shield, showing the rollers for the doors and part of door frame in foreground.


[Constructing eight foot thick door frame]

Eight foot thick door frame being located on roller carriages.


[Steel frames for east doors ready for concrete]

Steel frames for east doors ready for concrete.


[Swinging door and door operating mechanism]

Inside and outside faces of swinging door; door operating mechanism.


[West doors being moved by crane]

West doors being moved by crane.

Slide 34
Modified on by Ellen Bouton