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1-=I§~~ ; I lJ |l I. U IU IINovember 1990, Vol. ,1, No. 7

Friedman, Kendall, Taylor, and Us, Too

ALL REJOICE IN SLAC'S NOBEL PRIZE

by Bill Kirk

THE NEWS RELEASE from Stockholm started this way:

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided

to award the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly

to Professors Jerome I. Friedman and Henry W.

Kendall, both of the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, and RichardE.

Taylor of Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA,

for their pioneering investigations concerning

deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons

and bound neutrons, which have been of essential

importance for the development of the quark model

in particle physics.

The news release then went on to describe the significance of this SLAC-MIT experiment, tracing the series of discoveries in this century that havedisclosed ever-smaller layers in the structure of matter: atom, nucleus,proton, quark.... It was interesting to read about the earlier work of such

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1970 SLAC EmployeesI tHere in 1990

Louise AddisJames AlexanderMatthew AllenRichard AllenEugenio AlvaradoSal AlvaradoRoger AndersonLeroy AndradeApolinar ArechigaMarie ArnoldKathy AsherWesley AsherAlonzo AshleyJohn AshtonGary AskeEdward AustinRonald BaggsMargie BangaliLoy BarkerAntonio BarreraFrank BarreraRobert BeachMary BeerbohmRobert BellWinston BellAnthony BenedettiLeonard BergWillard BergenMartin BerndtJohn BernsteinBoris BertolucciRichard BierceStanley BillitzerJames BjorkenVern BlandDick BlankenbeclerElliott BloomRichard BlumbergShirley BoboDavid BosticGordon BowdenAdam BoyarskiWilliam BozdeckMarty BreidenbachBarbara BrennerLoren BrestStanley BrodskyJohn BroederWouter BroersJohn BrownKarl BrownMichael BrowneWillys BrunkMickey BryantFatin BulosKirk BunnellGeorge BurguenoCarolyn BurtonDonald BusickBobbie ByersCarl CaldwellRichard CallinRicherd CancillaArthur CandiaMerrill CardJohn CareySteven CarlsonEmmett CarmenaGeorge ChadwickChuck ChinEugene Cisneros.Charles ClassPercy ClayWilliam ClaytonJoseph Cobb

John CockroftFred CofferGerarda ColletHarry CollinsCarol ColonSteven CombsNada ComstockPatrick ConroyTheodore ConstantRuth ConsulLes CottrellDavid CowardGeorge CraneKenneth CrookRoderick CurryPercy CutlerCathie DagerBill Davies-WhiteRobert DavisNorman DeanAbel DelacerdaBernard DentonHank DeruyterHerbert deStaeblerCharles DickensDeborah DixonJean DrayerSidney DrellKatherine DugganDoug DupenRichard EarlyRobert EiseleJustino EscaleraJudge EwingZoltan FarkasSalvatore FazzinoLarry FeathersJames FerrieTheodore FieguthGerhard FischerJoel FitchRandall FowkesJean FrancisCharles FreudenthalJerome FriedmanDavid FrybergerRichard FuendelingAlexander GallegosEdward GarwinRoger GearhartFranco GeneraliLeonard GenovaRobert GexDonald GillJohn GillFrederick GilmanBoris GolceffWilliam GrahamCharles GranieriJohn GrantMichael GravinaHarry GreenhillCharley GriffinAnthony GrommeRichard GrossAlbert GuidiFrank GuidiCelik GuracarDavid GustavsonEdward GuthrieFinn HalboRobert HallJohn HalperinDavid HamiltonVern Hamilton

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renowned physicists as Ruther-ford, Heisenberg, ChadwickHofstadter and Gell-Mann. Theseand others are the people whopaved the way for the SLAC-MITgroup to know what experimentsto do and even, to some extent,how to do them. This is just a long-winded way of saying what every-one already knows: that sciencebuilds upon the science that hasgone before. Probably IsaacNewton said it best when he saidsomething like, "If I have seenfurther than other men, it isbecause I have stood upon theshoulders of giants." [Editor's Note:Speaking of giants, if the SwedishAcademy had decided to break itslong-standing tradition of neverawarding the Prize to more than threeindividuals, the 1990 Nobel Prize inPhysics would probably have includedJames D. Bjorken and Wolfgang K. H.Panofsky-Bj and Pief.]

But in this day and age of bigmachines and bigger laboratories,it takes a lot more than just theshoulders of Newton's giants todiscover new things. It takes theminds and hands of engineers andlibrarians, of technicians and secre-taries, of machinists and program-mers, of designers and administra-tors.

After thinking about thesethings, I dug out of an old file acopy of the SLAC Picture Book for1970, by which time it had becomevery clear that the SLAC-MITexperiments were onto somethingbig (since it was quarks, maybe"something small" is better). ThatPicture Book contains 45 pages,each with 30 pictures and names.These are the 1350 people whowere making the SLAC laboratorywork in 1970-who were respon-sible in direct or indirect ways forsupporting the experiments thatwere going to win the Nobel Prizein Physics in 1990.

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Now a question: Of the 1350 members of the SLACstaff in 1970, how many do you suppose are still work-ing here in 1990? The answer is an amazing 366! All ofthese people deserve special mention, because all ofthem had a hand in winning the Prize. These 366 Prizeco-winners are the 20-year veterans who are listed onthis and the preceding page.

One more thing: In going through the 1970 PictureBook, I ran across many pictures of people who for onereason or another are no longer with us-retired,deceased, or moved on. I won't try to list all of them, butlet me list some of them in order to represent the rest of

the 1970 staff, and to generate a little nostalgia amongSLAC's old-timers. Here are some names from the past:

John AlcornJoe BallamArpad BarnaAaron BaumgartenAnna Laura BergBob BoesenbergHabib BrechnaKurt BreymeyerLucille BurchLee CainHarry ChangnonKris CiolkoszEn-lung ChuJim CookBarbara CoppockMack DillardDorothy EdminsterPaul EdwardsJoe FaustChris FerrariWin FieldJoe FishAxel GoldeBob GouldFred HallSlim Harris

Ralph HashagenCharley HoardJohn JasbergTed JohnstonGlenda JonesJoe JurowAl KilertLibby KopeckyLarry KralMarie LaBelleRay LarsenJean LebacqzBarbara LopiccoloKen MalloryBob MillsHelen MorrisonJim MossBob MoultonBob MozleyDick NealCarl OlsonGeorge OwensJean PaistPief PanofskyBob PedersenBob Phillips

Fred PindarFranz PlunderJim PopeJoe PulisWilly RobertsGene RoeBetty RoeRay SandkuhleMatt SandsDick SchollLeroy SchwartzEd SeppiLouise ShreveVi SmoyerHarry SoderstromArlene SpurlockLeo StodolskyMil StrachanGlenn TenneyAlex TsengFrank VeldhuizenBill WadleyBob WattHerm ZaissWalter ZawojskiMartha Zipf

When Dick Taylor attended a press conference on themorning of October 17, a few hours after he had beennotified of his Nobel Prize, he was asked a questionabout the size of the group of people who had carriedout the experiment. He ended his response by saying,

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RESEARCH DIVISION INCREASES SCIENTIFIC STAFFby Steve Williams

Richard Dubois ..

RICHARD DUBOIS has joined theSLAC staff as a physicist in the SLDgroup. There he will pursue hisinterests in Z physics, especiallywith his contributions to the devel-opment of the offline analysis. Hehas made contributions to thecalorimetry and 3d event displaysoftware.

Richard is an avid squashplayer and an active promoter andplayer of "Ultimate Frisbee," thenoontime, soccer-like game seenon SLAC's campus green.

Richard lives in Burlingamewith his wife Debby and two cats.We welcome him to SLAC.

EQ Flyer AvailableIn September several million color-ful Earthquake flyers were insertedinto all of the Sunday newspapersin the Bay Area.

Since many people at SLACdidn't get one of these excellentbrochures, the Environment andSafety Office obtained copies foreveryone. They were recently sentto "All Hands." At the same time,a number of the Spanish andChinese versions were also distrib-uted. If you didn't receive one, theSLAC Library has additionalcopies.

-Rich Huggins

Greg Hallewell...

GREG HALLEWELL, SLD, receivedhis Ph.D. from London Universityin 1982. His post-doctoral workwas done at Rutherford Laborato-ries NIMROD accelerator and CERNwhere he did research on xtp elas-tic scattering at 2.5 GeV. A secondpost-doc at Rutherford broughthim to the CERN OMEGA spec-trometer where he played a centralrole in the readout electronics forone of the first large-scale Ring-Imaging Cherenkov Detectors.This spectrometer was used tostudy charm photoproduction at170 GeV.

Greg was invited to come toSLAC as a Group B post-doc in1984 largely because of his experi-ence with Cherenkov Ring Imag-ing. He has now joined SLD as theczar of the high voltage and CRIDgas systems.

He is married to Bernadette, hasa seven year old son, three cats,two tortoises, and numerous fish.He has a vague recollection of ski-ing as a favorite pastime, but thehectic demands of the SLD havekept him from the slopes lately.

Arthur Snyder...

ARTHUR SNYDER has recentlyjoined the TPC Group. He receivedhis Ph.D. from the University ofIllinois in 1975. Most recently hespent six years at Indiana Univer-sity, the last four at SLAC as aMark II collaborator at SLC. In thatcollaboration he has helped imple-ment the muon upgrade to thedetector.

Now as a physicist in the TPCGroup, he will participate in therunning and analysis of the exper-iment and also pursue his interestsin B physics by helping to developthe proposal for a B Factory.Arthur is married and has onedaughter. We welcome him to theSLAC staff.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAMS FORMED IN ELS AND MFD

Electronic Services QA team members, front row, left to right,Alan Wilmunder, Joseph Yu, Jennifer Russell, and Ron Antrim;standing, leftto right, JackHahn, Facilitator, andFrank Generali.Notpictured are Jessie Simpson and Team Leader, Ed Schulte.

Mechanical Fabrication QA team members, front row, left toright, Ossie Millican, Kris Narula, and Loren Godshall (kneel-ing); back row, left to right, Team Leader, Ray Pickup, JimHammer, and Lionel Janke.

HAVE YOU EVER ASKED yourself,how is it that some companieshave been able to make significantquality and productivity gains? Itseems that at least part of theanswer is that these organizationshave tapped into the potential ofthe work force through some formof improvement team. Take theRochester division of IBM, recipi-ent of the 1990 Malcolm BaldrigeNational Quality Award as anexample. In a recent article in theNew York Times the Rochester plantmanager is cited for "formalizingof the procedure for formingproblem-solving teams" -animportant change in the road tothe award.

Since June of this year SLAC hasbeen experimenting with improve-ment teams as part of its qualityassurance (QA) program. One ofthe QA Teams is focusing on theMechanical Fabrication Depart-ment (MFD) and the other isworking in the Electronic ServicesGroup (ELS). The decision-makingprocess in these teams is "bottomsup," where proposals flow from

the working level to departmentmanagement for consideration. Thefuel of the QA Team process is theideas of the people that support,supervise, and perform the handson work.

The teams are small (6-7employees) informal groups thatmeet one hour per week. Participa-tion of both the department andthe people on each team is totallyvoluntary. The team elects its ownleader, with the SLAC Quality Co-ordinator providing training ondata analysis techniques and facili-tating group brainstormingsessions.

The problems that surface fromdata analysis and in-house custom-ers are ranked by our members.Problems that are the most impor-tant and within the control of theteam are targeted for improve-ment. The team then develops aproposal to be considered by thedepartment head to resolve theproblems at hand. A sampling ofimprovement projects that havebeen implemented or are underconsideration include: a blueprint

dimensioning and tolerancingtraining program; programs toreduce the delays in fabrication ofelectronics due to lack of requiredparts; a reporting system to moni-tor the quality of electronics draw-ings; a calibration program andapplications list for crimping tools;measurements to determine thecapability of milling machines; animproved method for air cleaningof parts to reduce inaccuraciesduring machining; and use of pro-tective paper and procedures tominimize handling damage ofmechanical parts. Each of theseactivities tends to chip away at thequality problem in small manage-able pieces.

If you have an idea on how toimprove quality in MFD or ELSplease let us know, and your sug-gestions will be considered by theteam. A proposal is currentlybeing developed to expand the QATeam program. Team membersand ideas in other areas will besolicited as the program develops.

-Jack Hahn

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"I'm here because I'm the oldest and probably the loudest of thatgroup." [Editor's Note: It might be true that he is the oldest, and it is

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almost certainly true that ne is tne louaesr. vvnen ne cameeting on the morning of October 17, he was greetedwith spontaneous applause and with the comment, ",Well,all that screaming and yelling finally paid off."] By "thatgroup," he meant the 30 or so people who weremost directly connected with carrying out Experi-ment E4b and its follow-on experiments on deep-inelastic electron scattering. But hle then went on tomake it abundantly clear that the work would nothave been possible without the elaborate detectionequipment, the powerful new linear accelerator, andthe infrastructure and support of the whole diverseSLAC laboratory. That is the literal truth. All of SLACcan take pleasure and pride in the historic experi-ments for which Friedman, Kendall, and Taylorhave just been awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize inPhysics.

Above. Helen Quinn helps to answer reporters question/on the morning of October 17.Below. Dick Taylor at press conference on same morning

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seen in a happymoment of celebration at Taylor'slouse are some of the members of the earlyflectron-scattering experimental crew at SLAC.-rom the left are Dave Coward, Marty3reidenbach, Elliott Bloom, Dick Taylor, Charles3ordon, Charles Prescott, and (kneeling) Les)ottrell.

Even at five, Dick could crack the whip!

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GROUP DISCUSSES IMPROVEMENTS IN EDUCATIONEVERYONE AGREES that scienceeducation in our schools needsimproving, but few ever do any-thing about it. Not so with thisNorthern California group ofabout 40 that met here Monday,October 29. Participants includedschool district and county sciencecurriculum planners; representa-tives of laboratories, sciencemuseums, and other groups whorun science education programsfor teachers or students; and col-lege faculty who work in the areaof teacher preparation. The pro-gram included a report from

Heien uuinn, ocience tcaucatnon umicer, talKs to vortnern uaiitornia group aioutSLAC's programs for improving education (see last month's Interaction Point).

Dabney Receives Mention in Writer's CompetitionJANICE DABNEY, Technical Division, recently received an honorablemention in Writer's Digest annual writing competititon for her free versepoem, "The Great Blue Heron, Sentinel Bridge." Judging was based onthree criteria: originality, salability, and general excellence; 2500 poemswere submitted.

Janice, who read some of her poetry in KKUP in Cupertino last May,has published in numerous journals and has won previous awards.

Dr. Thomas Sachse

Thomas Sachse, who heads theCalifornia State Department ofEducation, Science Area, on thenew State framework and plans fora new type of activity-based test-ing of students' understanding ofscience. The new framework callsfor more "hands-on" activity at alllevels of science education and lesslearning of lists of facts. Partici-pants shared information aboutthe programs of their various insti-tutions and then toured SLAC.Since the tour was so timely, itfocussed on the experiment forwhich the recent Nobel Prize inPhysics was awarded.

Helen Quinn

Wellness Surveys Due

JUST A REMINDER for all employ-ees to return their Wellness Surveyto Eileen Derr, Bin 25.

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Welcome to New Employees:Eugenio Alvarado, Facilities; Max Artusy, Power Conversion; Frank Bermudez, Accel. Operations; JaneBuscemi, Environment and Safety; Craig Butler, Plant Maintenance; Richard Cellamare, Environment andSafety; Brian Choi, Plant Engineering; Michael Culhane, Group B; Monte Davrill, Cryogenics; Vittorio DelDuca, Theory; Joseph De Melo, Environment and Safety; Evelyn Eldridge-Diaz, Info. Services; EleanorFeingold, Computation Research; Josef Frisch, SLC; Dennis Gee, Info. Services; Robert Getsla, Controls; AliceGheen, Group A; Alexander Grillo, Controls; Michael Grissom, Environment and Safety; Jane Hawthorne,Group B; Brent Hendry, Affirmative Action; Paul Hoyer, Theory; Michael Hug, Environment and Safety; VivianJohnson, Personnel; Hossein Kamel, Power Conversion; William Kaminskas, Cryogenics; Jai Young Kim, Accel.Operations; Tony Lin, Computing Services; Stan Mao, Radiation Physics; Albert Menegat, Klystron Testing;Matthew Neibel, Cryogenics; Gerassimos Petratos, Experimental Facilities; Anton Piwinski, A/T Beam Dynam-ics; Daniel Plouffe, Alignment; Vallury Prabhakar, Mechanical Design; Gregory Punkar, Group I; MaxSchleicher, Computing Services; Carl Schmidt, Theory; Margarita Shenker, Accounting; David Stoker, Group E;Betty Strickland, Benefits; John Synodinos, Group C; Starlyne Thompson, Plant Engineering; Roberto Vega,Theory; Anthony Waite, SLD; Han Wen, TPC; Richard White, Accel. Operations; Timothy White, Environmentand Safety; Max Zolotorev, SLC

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ROSES AND THANKS FROM ITALY TO OPERATORSOUR TELEPHONE OPERATORSrecently received a dozen red rosesfrom Giampireo Mancinelli, anItalian visitor from Perugia Uni-versity, in appreciation for theirservices. To Thelma he said, "Withyou every call has been a lot offun!" and to Fran, "The telephoneis finally alive." Giampireo was atSLAC working on SLD from July1989 through September 1990.

Fran has been an operator sinceJuly 1976 and Thelma sinceJanuary 1988.

-Nada Comstock

Left: Posing with their posies and theirItalian friend, Giampireo Mancinelli, areoperators Fran Balkovich, left, andThelma Bynum.

SLAC EMERGENCY RELIEF ASSOCIATION NEEDS YOUR HELPTHE SLAC EMERGENCY RELIEFASSOCIATION (SERA) is a personalassistance organization formed in1968 by employees to aid those ofthe SLAC community whose finan-cial conditions have become des-perate due to emergencies beyondtheir control.

Unlike most assistance groups,SERA's operating expenses are lessthan one percent! This is possiblebecause the entire effort is volun-teer. SERA is a charitable corpora-tion whose three directors, elected

semi-annually by the membership,together with a secretary andtreasurer, do the necessary work.

In these hard times disburse-ments have increased, and there isa greater need for support. SERA'sincome comes primarily from thetax-deductible donations of itsmembers. A payroll deduction of50 cents or more per month isnecessary to become a full votingmember. A $6 lump sum donationor the authorization of a largermonthly donation (the current

average is $2.50) is also possible. Inany case, SLAC employees shouldconsider joining this worthwhileenterprise. Employees who arealready members of SERA mightconsider increasing the amount oftheir donations. Those who are notmembers of SERA can use the cou-pon below to join the group today.

Please indicate your donationand drop it in the mail today!

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FERO, HENDRICKSON FIRST PLACE FINISHERSThumbs Up for Ron

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Left: First place winners: front row, left to right, Linda Hendrickson, seated; Mike Fero(no, he did not run with 3-week old Allison), and Sharon White. Second row, left toright, Karen Fant, Chuck Perkins, and Ed Miller (standing). Back row, left to right,Nancy Witthaus, Tracy Usher (hidden), Rene Donaldson, Matt Allen, and GaborBartha.(cont'd. from pg. 12) and Rene Donaldson, InformationGabor Bartha, behind Mike by 27 Services, won the 40-49 year ageseconds, and Sharon White, group, Rene placing first for thebehind Linda by 40 seconds. second consecutive year. Chuck'sGabor and Sharon both won the time was 24:24 while Rene beat her29 and under age groups. Brian previous victory by almost 3 mi-Varghan, also in the 20-29 year nutes (no times mentioned, folks).old age group, placed third overall Impressive in their showingwith a time of 21:57. were the winners of the 50-59 and

In the 30-39 age groups, Tracy 60-69 age groups. Ed Miller, Con-Usher, Group A, and Karen Fant, trols, won the men's with a time ofKlystron, won with respective 26:17 and Nancy Witthaus, wife oftimes of 23:04 and 28:28. Chuck Ken Witthaus, Group E, finishedPerkins, Mechanical Engineering, first in the women's for the second

Ron Baggs, Experimental Group E,gives the "thumbs up" sign as hecrosses the finish line of his first SLACrace. In two years Ron has lost 90pounds and lowered his cholesterolby about 130 points. He attributesrunning or walking 4-6 miles daily (8miles on the weekends) to loweringhis blood pressure which was life-threateninglyhigh two yearsago. Wayto go, Ron, and thanks for theinspiration!

straight year. Matt Allen, TechnicalDivision, won the 60-69 age group,sailing in with a time of 27:04 tobeat first-time whippersnappershalf his age (no names mentioned,Terry).

Dr. Margaret, mistress of cere-monies, thanked the Race Commit-tee and all of the volunteers whomade it possible. The committeewas chaired by Eileen Derr andconsists of Dave Bostic, DickPhelps, Karen Fant, Pat Wurster,Jim Clendenin, and Tom Knight.Herb Weidner was a consultant,and at the last minute, Steve St.Lorant acted as "field general." Ahearty thanks to all involved andto the runners and walkers whoparticipated. [Editor's Note: The racevideotape will be shown at the holidayparty.] Rene Donaldson

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95 COMPLETE 19TH ANNUAL 3.8+ MILE RACE

Dr. Margaret Deansley starts race and at the same time wonders if she will be able to get out of the way fast enough.

NINETY-FIVE SLAC TYPES FINISHED the 19th Annual SLAC Race, the largest number of runners ever to partici-pate in the 3.8 mile (oh, yes, plus 66.5 feet) event. Held on November 1 in disgustingly glorious weather, the racenot only attracted the largest number of runners in its history but also the largest number of women athletes.Thirteen females finished this year, four more than last year. At the sound of the gun, the batallions raced alongthe linac gallery from the Sector 30 starting line, gradually finding niches as the mob fanned out.

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MIT, finished first for the thirdconsecutive year with a time of21:08, but this year when heaccepted his gold and posed forhis photo there was a new addi-tion, three-week old Allison LeighFero. Linda Hendrickson, ControlsSoftware, easily took the gold inthe women's division with a timeof 27:23. This was Linda's firstSLAC race, her second race ever, soshe will obviously be a noteworthycontender next year.

Second-place overall winners,men and women's divisions, were

Linda Hendrickson, first place women's division, shows her stride at the finish line. (cont'd. on pg. 11)

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