James R. Macdonald Laboratory
Gallery: Preparing For FLAME
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We're getting a new high-availability laser system. The Femtosecond LAser for Multicolor Experiments (FLAME) will occupy the lab previously housing the Kansas Light Source (KLS). KLS in turn moves to the old MOTRIMS lab area. All of these areas require cleaning and refurbishment before equipment can be moved in. This gallery documents that process.
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 KLS before the move. |
 The empty MOTRIMS lab being prepped for paint. |
 KLS move in progress. |
 First coat of epoxy on the floor of the future KLS lab. |
 Justin tends to the details. |
 Justin and Chris not painting themselves into a corner. |
 Finished new KLS floor, complete with flecks. |
 Deciding what to do about air conditioning. |
 Moving KLS optics tables into their new home. |
 The old KLS empties out... |
 ...and the new KLS begins to fill up. |
 Charles Fehrenbach prepares the KLS laser to be moved. |
 The last few tables in the old KLS. |
 These tables held experimental gear... |
 ...like Vinod Kumarappan's big chamber. |
 The old KLS gets stripped completely. |
 Vinod's chamber gets moved into HITS. |
 Old KLS is now nearly empty. |
 The rest of the lab is littered with tables and gear. |
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 Cables pulled out of old KLS make a rat's nest in the control room. |
 What color to paint the floor? Bluebell! |
 The mess in the control room... |
 ...slowly begins to yield. |
 Epoxy for the floor. |
 The room is nearly ready for remodeling. |
 Boring more holes in the wall to pass new beams around. |
 The finished set of holes leading to the ECR area. |
 A whimsical bit of graffiti watching our grads grow. |
 Justin and Chris sand the floor. |
 The floor is now ready for paint. |
 The first coat of epoxy hits the floor. |
 The trench covers need some love, too. |
 More coats. |
 Charles fires up KLS in its new home for the first time. |
 Paint, sand, repeat. |
 Fresh paint and a clean HVAC sock in FLAME. |
 New optics tables for FLAME arrive. |
 Plague did not stay these couriers. |
 The new tables moved into FLAME. |
 One of the KAMP tables gets moved, too. |
 Chris deals with the debris. |
 The old compressor shed got tidied up, too. |
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