In both cases the racks are a mixture of 19 and 24 inch wide units in order to accommodate workstations, P.C.'s and other equipment. In one notable case the centre rails of two 24 inch units were removed in order to house three workstations. A quiet work environment is hard to achieve in a room with over 30 cooling fans which are necessary in addition to the direct cooling supplied to the racks. Sonex foams applied to wall surfaces, one inch acoustic foam applied to rack sides and doors and one inch thick fibreglass ceiling tiles help reduce the noise. When it can be employed during sessions of smooth operation, the stereo system and television drown out most of the residual drone and eliminates the fatiguing pink noise background.
Operations is responsible for the entire ten acre site.
The Shift Supervisor is in charge and has full support of management in regard to any decision he makes, is deemed to be correct. Diagnostics - beam position and quality monitors, temperatures, pressures etc. Plant facilities - heating, ventilating, air conditioning, electrical power, plumbing, compressed air, cranes, forklifts etc. and anything else required to operate and tune the cyclotron and proton beamlines. All of the above is done by, in theory, three Operators per shift. In reality there are usually only two, in particular during the summer.