Historical Documents
A collection of links to PDFs of historical documents, technical, and reference material related to the Cyclotron Facility.
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cyclotron Facility
Research Reports
Angular Correlations
- Alpha-Gamma Angular Correlations in Carbon-12 (1969)
- Alpha-Gamma Angular Correlations in Tin-120 (1969)
- Alpha-Gamma Angular Correlations in Nickel-58 (1970)
Particle Scattering
- Core Excitation in Silver from Scattering of Alpha Particles (1967)
- Excited States of Cerium-138 and Praseodymium-138 (1971)
- Excited States of Barium-136 and Barium-134 (1968)
- Scattering of 42-MeV Alpha Particles From Tellurium (1967)
- Scattering of 42-MeV Alpha Particles From Cadmium (1967)
- Scattering of 42-MeV Alpha Particles From Copper-65 (1973)
Solar Cell Damage
- Radiation Damage to Cadmium Sulfide Solar Cells (1965)
- Comparison of Solar Cell Damage by Alpha Particles and Protons (1966)
- Dependencies of Proton Irradiated GAs and Silicon Cells (1985)
- Use of Indium Phosphide Solar Cells in Radiation Environment (1985)
Iodine-123 Isotope
- Self-Vapor Cooled Targets for Production of I-123 (1974)
- Cyclotron Production of I-123 (1970)
- I 123 Production for Use in Nuclear Medicine (1971)
- Target Design for Irradiation of NaI at High Beam Current (1972)
- Odd Strontium Isotopes with Stripping Reactions (1970)
Miscellaneous
- Investigation of Alpha Reaction on Aluminum (1967)
- Study of Reaction on Zirconium and Molybenum (1971)
- Generation of Plasma in a Magnetic Mirror Geometry (1964)
- Direct-Current Methods of Plasma Production for Mirror Experiments (1965)
- Polarization in Helium Scattering Near 26 MeV (1966)
- (d,a) Reaction on Aluminum-27 (1967)
- Interaction of 42-MeV Alpha Particles with Helium-3 (1969)
- Final State Interactions in Reaction of Helium-3 (1970)
Historical Documents
Design and Construction
- Bids Received for Cyclotron (1948)
- Possible Utilization of the Cyclotron (1955)
- Cyclotron Performance Test Results (1955)
- External Focusing Equipment Specs (1956)
Cyclotron Redesign
- Cyclotron Redesign Request (1965)
- Cyclotron Redesign Proposal (1965)
- Cyclotron Conversion overview (1966)
- Cyclotron Upgrade Contracts (1968)
Neutron Therapy Program
- Neutron Therapy Program articles (1977-91)
- Cyclotron Milestones (1957-80)
- NASA-Clinic Cyclotron Agreement (1977)
- Lewis-Clinic Cyclotron Program release (1977)
- Cyclotron Transfer to Clinic (1981)
Facility Materials
Materials and Stresses Building
- Description of Materials and Stresses Building (1957)
- Materials and Stresses Building Floor Plans (1956)
- Photos of M&S Building Construction (1949)
- Materials and Stresses Articles (1948-98)
Cyclotron Facility
- Cyclotron Specifications (1947)
- History of GE Cyclotron Design (1948)
- Cyclotron Floor Plans (1978-81)
- Building 140 Drawings
- Cyclotron Beam Modifications (1974)
Manuals
- Cyclotron Safety Manual (1981)
- 60-inch Cyclotron Instructions (c1957)
- Neutron Therapy Facility Procedures (1970s)
- Cyclotron Operations Description (c1981)
Decommissioning materials
- Cyclotron Site Characterization Report (2012)
- Cyclotron Section 106 Report (2016)
- Cyclotron Decontamination fact sheet (2017)
- Cyclotron Environmental Assessment (2015)
- Time lapse video of Cyclotron Facility decommissioning
Reference Material
Glenn History
- Center Name Changes History
- History of the Glenn Research Center (2016)
- NASA Glenn Historical Timeline
- NASA’s Nuclear Frontier: Plum Brook Reactor Facility
- Closure of Plum Brook Station Press Release
- Plum Brook Reactor Decommissioning
- NASA’s REDOX Project
- Global Air Sampling Program
Nuclear Propulsion
- NACA Response to the Atomic Bomb (1945)
- Materials Work for Nuclear Propulsion (1946-47)
- NACA Role for Nuclear Aircraft (1946)
- Nuclear Propulsion Inspection Talk (1954)
- NERVA Nuclear Rocket Program (1965)
- Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft
Miscellaneous
- National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Overview
- Van Allen Belt
- William Brobeck Biography
- Ernest Lawrence Biography
Definitions
- Glossary of Nuclear Terms
- Cathode
- Collimator
- Cyclotron
- Dosimeters
- Ionization
- Mega Electronvolts
- Myocardial Imaging
- Neutron Therapy
- Radio Frequency (RF)
- Radioisotopes
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The cyclotron at NASA Lewis Research Center irradiates a crystal in 1963.
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