skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Overview of Fabrication Techniques and Lessons Learned With Accelerator Vacuum Windows [Slides]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1460567· OSTI ID:1460567
 [1]
  1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Vacuum thin windows have been used in Fermilab's accelerators for decades and typically have been overlooked in terms of their criticality and fragility. Vacuum windows allow beam to pass through while creating a boundary between vacuum and air or high vacuum and low vacuum areas. The design of vacuum windows, including Titanium and Beryllium windows, will be discussed as well as fabrication, testing, and operational concerns. Failure of windows will be reviewed as well as safety approaches to mitigating failures and extending the lifetimes of vacuum windows. Various methods of calculating the strengths of vacuum windows will be explored, including FEA.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1460567
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-SLIDES-18-044-AD; oai:inspirehep.net:1682753
Resource Relation:
Conference: 9. International Particle Accelerator Conference, Vancouver, BC (Canada), 29 Apr - 04 Mar 2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English