TRIUMF How We Do Business Poster Abstract -- EXAMPLE

       TRIUMF, situated in the beautiful Rain Forest at the south
       end of the Campus of the University of British Columbia in
       Pacific Spirit Park, is Canada's National Meson Facility
       and home of the World's Largest Cyclotron.  This machine,
       commissioned in 1974, holds the distinction of being the
       world's first CW isochronous H- cyclotron with simultaneous
       multi-beam variable-energy extraction.  TRIUMF currently
       operates 4 cyclotrons for semi-conductor and physics
       research, cancer treatment, and radio-isotope and
       radio-pharmaceutical research and production for medicine
       and industry.  We also design and manufacture the nicest
       little baby cyclotrons in the world, designed for aiding
       PET Scans in a hospital environment.  TRIUMF maintains a
       staff of about 300 scientists with an equal number visiting
       from all parts of the world.  The big 500-MeV cyclotron
       maintains an Operations staff of about 17 people, in
       round-the-clock rotating shifts on a 365-day-per-year
       basis.  The other 3 cyclotrons are operated by the Applied
       Technology Group (ATG) on a similar schedule with a similar
       staffing arrangement.  Several support groups are available
       to assist Operations in Developing and Maintaining
       equipment.  Beam is continually delivered 24 hours per day,
       except during maintenance periods which are one day per
       week with extended periods every three weeks, and 2-month
       shutdowns twice per year.  The 500-MeV cyclotron control
       system is based on several Digital Equipment Corporation
       VAX and ALPHA computers interfacing to a CAMAC-based data
       acquisition and control architecture.  Software is mostly
       in-house Fortran and C code.  There are approximately 20
       display screens in the main control room and several
       security video screens.  The Operators are required to have
       a good physics background and are trained on the job.  Many
       procedures are written up in detail, but this could be
       improved and automated.  Maintenance software is written
       in-house by Fred W. Bach using various OpenVMS utilities.