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Further reading

Site
Site plans and photographs
R1
R2
R22
PLA (Proton Linear Accelerator)
Building plans
NIMROD
Excavating NIMROD
Nimrod operational Tannoy announcement
R3 building plans
Diagnostics and timing sequence
First operation of Nimrod to full energy
The failure of Nimrod main magnet power supply and alternators
Bubbly personalities
Investigating the digital preservation of raw Bubble Chamber data
ISIS
First neutrons
Neutron and muon source
Animated overview
Inauguration of ISIS
Space
NASA Ground Station
NASA 12m Antenna
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT)
Lasers
Joint Laser Project and CLF (1974-75)
R1 extension (1977)
Inauguration of the laser facility (1977)
Titania (1994-1999)
A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom

Joint Laser Project between AEA/AERE Harwell and SRC/Rutherford Laboratory

Letter from J Paton, SRC to Stafford, RL concerning the project and suggests that some estimations of costs, manpower and timescales etc are now required (4 June 1974) Letter from LCW Hobbis, Neutron Beam Research Unit to MH Key, Queen's University concerning a copy of the proposal (30 July 1974) Letter from Paul Williams to MG Bret, Quantel requesting a detailed description of the company's laser systems (31 July 1974) Telex from LCW Hobbis, RL to various people at SRC concerning anticipated costs (8 November 1974) Letter from AH Gabriel, Appleton Lab to GC Sudbury with technical comments concerning the lack of plasmas and astrophysical applications in the proposal (10 December 1974)

Report by C Whitehead and DETF Ashby on a visit to US Laser Laboratories by an AERE/Rutherford/University Team 10 September to 4 October 1974 (January 1975; Ten sites are listed but the report from one of them has been removed) Letter from LCW Hobbis to Prof Edwards, SRC concerning consultations with universities (7 January 1975) Letter from LCW Hobbis to J Paton, SRC concerning expenditure and the timing of Government approval (9 January 1975) Letter from A Dobbins, SRC to DE Morgan, Dept of Education and Science concerning the location and size of the facility, and financial contributions by the various parties (29 January 1975) SB 2-75 Policy and programme statement of the Science Board, Memorandum by the Deputy Head of Division (29 January 1975; concerning Board support not only for high-energy physics but also neutron beam research, new sources of high-intensity synchrotron radiation and high-powered lasers, facilities which are becoming larger, more expensive and therefore beyond the reach of individual universities) Letter from LCW Hobbis to S Witkowski, Max Planck Institut enquiring whether he can visit the institute (5 February 1975) Proposed Laser Centre Management Committees (Draft by LCW Hobbis, 6 February 1975) Staffing of Laser Project 1975/65 (Paper by LCW Hobbis, 21 February 1975) Letter from WM Lomer, Harwell to K Brueckner, U California extending an invitation for him to visit Harwell (13 March 1975) Letter from Stafford to Sam Edwards with draft proposed programme of the Joint Laser Laboratory (13 March 1975) Notes for consideration of mechanism on financial organisation and relationship between AERE and Rutherford Laboratory (J Jenkins, 14 March 1975) Notes for consideration of mechanism on financial organisation and relationship between AERE and Rutherford Laboratory (14 March 1975) Note from Paul Williams to Mick Lomer with new draft for the Scientific Programme of the AEA/SRC Laser Laboratory (18 March 1975) Letter from JH Major, Department of Industry to M Smith, AERE Harwell concerning comments on the proposal to purchase non-British lasers (19 March 1975) Statement of intent between the SRC and UKAEA to set up a Joint Laser Centre (JLC) Letter from LCW Hobbis to Sam Edwards, SRC reporting on an earlier meeting and a recent D En (Department of Energy?) letter, ERDA (the US Energy Research and Development Administration) security classification scheme and the unfortunate consequences (24 June 1975) Telex from RH Hoskins, Apollo Lasers Inc from Paul Williams explaining that there has been a set-back in the project (from context in the file this is assumed to be July 1975) Letter from MW Lomer, Harwell to RS Pease, Culham concerning Brian Gaskett (24 July 1975) Note from joint chairmen of the committee announcing the closure of the project (EM Lomer and LCW Hobbis, 21 August 1975) Telex from C Whitehead, Harwell from Raytheon, Mass informing them that the AEA have withdrawn from the project but that SRC is going ahead (23 October 1975) Letter from Malcolm Carpenter, SRC to Leo Hobbis concerning Laser Facility Committee terms of reference and membership (5 December 1975) Letter from Leo Hobbis to Malcolm Carpenter, SRC in reply to his letter of 5 December (24 December 1975)

Letter from DA Dingee, Columbus Laboratories, Ohio to C Whitehead asking for details of the project (6 April 1976) Letter from Leo Hobbis to Prof Alan Gibson concerning his membership of the Laser Facility Committee (7 June 1976)

The Scientific Case for a High Power Laser Facility (November 1974) SB 43/74 Proposal to Science Board for a high-powered laser facility between the SRC and the Atomic Energy Authority (26 June 1974) P9 73/74 "Proposal for the establishment of a high-powered laser facility: Progress report" SRC Science Board Physics Committee (November 1974) SB 30/74 "High-powered laser facility" Extract from Science Board Minutes (29/30 May 1974) SB 63-74 and P/AL/25 "High-powered laser facility: Memorandum by the Chairman of the Science Board and the Director, Rutherford Laboratory" plus associated minutes (17 July 1974) SB 67/74 and P/AL/34 "High-powered laser facility: Paper by Dr GH Stafford, Director, Rutherford Laboratory" plus associated minutes and Annex; technical appendices have not been scanned (4 December 1974) SB 107-74 and P/AL/25 "Proposal for a Central Laser Facility" Paper by Dr GH Stafford; technical appendices have not been scanned (18 December 1974)

JLP-EC1 Purchase of Glass Lasers for Part 1 of the Joint Laser Centre: Capital Programme (C Whitehead and PR Williams, 30 January 1975) RGMB(75)6 Research Group Management Board paper by WM Lomer, Harwell on the initial installation of the AEA/SRC Joint Laser Centre at Harwell (10 February 1975) JLP-EC2 Specifications and report on Tender Exercises (14 February 1975) JLP-EC3 Specifications CON/ENQ/IC/148 for a Laser System and CON/ENQ/IC/154 for Laser Systems on Laser Amplifier (20 March 1975) JLP-EC4 Rutherford Laboratory and AERE Financial Delegations (Note by WM Lomer) JLP-EC5 Staffing on Laser Project 1975/76 (C Whitehead and PR Williams, 21 March 1975) JLP-EC7 Experimental and diagnostic equipment required in 1975/76 (C Whitehead and PR Williams, 21 March 1975) JLP-EC8 Possible sites for Joint Laser Project (WM Lomer, 17 April 1975) JLPEC/P9 Staff structure and organisation (C Whitehead and PR Williams, 5 May 1975) JLP-EC6 Joint Laser Project: Statement of intent, Revised version (JT Wright, 7 May 1975) JLPEC/11 Inflation and currency variations (J Jenkins and JT Wright, 10 June 1975) JLPEC/P10 Purchase of lasers for the Joint Laser Centre: Comparison of tender prices with estimates (C Whitehead and PR Williams, 13 June 1975) LLSC/P6 "High Power Laser Facility Management and Staffing Arrangements" Laser Laboratory Steering Committee paper by Leo Hobbis (undated but from context assumed to be 1975)

JLPEC/M1 Minutes of meeting (10 February 1975) JLPEC/M2 Minutes of meeting (18 February 1975) JLPEC/M3 Minutes of meeting (4 March 1975) JLPEC/M4 Minutes of meeting (27 March 1975) JLPEC/M5 Minutes of meeting (16 April 1975) JLPEC/M6 Minutes of meeting (14 May 1975) JLPEC/M7 Minutes of meeting (16 June 1975)

Letter of thanks from Alan Gibson on the occasion of his farewell party (28 May 1983)

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