KEK, Ibaraki
Japan has a long history of academia-industry collaboration on accelerator technology development. A recent example is superconducting cavity manufacture for the linear collider as well as a number of collaboration in superconducting magnets for circular colliders and physics experiments. Experience with Academia-industry Collaboration on Accelerator Projects in Japan and global Asia will be presented.
TUB, Beijing
Different kinds of accelerators, such as electron linacs, cyclotrons, microtrons, HV DC accelerators, synchrotrons and betatrons, can be used in radiotherapy, Non-Destructive Test, and irradiations. The accelerator industry in Asia almost covers all of the accelerators and application areas above. In this paper, the status and the trend of the accelerator industry in Asia will be introduced. Typical examples, in the areas of medial and industrial applications, will be described about their technology, achievement and relationship with universities or institutes. For the accelerator technology is strongly relied on the development of components, we will also briefly introduce the industry in Asia of some components, such as rf power sources, HV power sources (modulator), magnets and so on.
CELLS-ALBA Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès
European industry has participated in the LHC Project for technology development, component design and system construction. A good relationship in academia-industry collaboration has led to successful results for the project. Industry plays an important role for component design, manufacture and system construction in the XFEL project. The long history of academia-industry collaboration in the accelerator field in Europe is presented.
I-Tech, Solkan
After LHC completion, maintenance and operation of the facility provide a good opportunity for accelerator industry in Europe. Other big facilities like XFEL, FAIR, FERMI@ELETTRA and MAX IV are now under way. The challenges of the accelerator industry in Europe and its future outlook will be presented.
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York
The experiences of collaboration between research laboratories and industries in the research and production for accelerator components in North America will be reviewed. Major projects involving industrial participation such as, Tevatron, CEBAF, RHIC, SSC, SNS, LCLS, .. etc will be covered on their scope, methodology, and performances. Compared to the practices in Europe and Japan, our activities in this domain were somewhat limited without well-established tradition and policy. A successful collaboration can contribute to both the quality of the products and the cost of their production. The lessons learned and suggestions to improve our effort for future projects will also be highlighted.
Varian Medical Systems, Oncology Systems, Palo Alto
Several projects for synchrotron light source facilities and medical accelerators are proposed in North America. Application of accelerators for homeland security system is also under consideration. Project X is a typical example of a big next generation accelerator project. The current status of the accelerator industry in North America will be presented.