2024 Annual Meeting of HIAF Science and Technology Committee was Held in Huizhou

    On April 16, 2024 Annual Meeting of HIAF Science and Technology Committee was held in Huizhou Research Department, Institute of Modern Physics. The meeting was presided over by HIAF manager Xiao Guoqing and HIAF Science and Technology Committee director, Academician Shen Wenqing. Communist Party Secretary of Institute of Modern Physics, deputy director Hu Zhengguo,  Huizhou Municipal People's Government Party members and deputy Mayor Li Junling delivered welcome speeches.

    HIAF Committee listened to the report made by chief engineer, deputy director of the Institute of Modern Physics Yang Jiancheng on the overall progress of HIAF and chief commander,  Academician Zhan Wenlong on the future development of HIAF, and visited the construction of HIAF. The committee discussed the construction status of HIAF, existing problems, and follow-up experimental research, and agreed that HIAF has achieved breakthroughs in core technologies such as high-current beam dynamics research and high-current ion beam generation, high-current superconducting linear accelerator and non-resonant fast rate acceleration, which has laid a solid foundation for the project to achieve international leading indicators. The construction progress of HIAF is consistent with the schedule, and it is expected to complete the construction on schedule. Considering the subsequent tasks are touch and the construction period is tight, it is recommended that the team strictly control the quality and safety in the subsequent construction.

    The construction of HIAF officially started in December 2018 with a 7-year construction period, and it has entered the most critical installation, commissioning and testing stage. This meeting is of great significance for HIAF to accelerate the progress, improve the quality, and complete the on schedule with high standards.