VACUUM SYSTEM FOR A THIRTY BILLION ELECTRON VOLT PARTICLE ACCELERATOR

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1959 · Vacuum (England)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0042-207X(59)90559-7· OSTI ID:4265309

Gould, C L

A vaeuum system is being developed for a thirty billion electron volt particle accelerator. The vacuum chamber is a torus one-half mile in circumference with a cross section of 3 in. by 7 in. Approximately fifty getter- ion type pumps will be used on the ring to give the required pressure of 2 x 10/ sup -6/ mm Hg. A linear accelerator yielding fifty million electron volts protons will be used as the injector. The vacuum chamber of this accelerator is 110 ft long and 3 ft in diameter. It will be evacuated to 1 x 10/sup -6/ mm Hg by eleven getterion pumps. The choice of getter-ion pumps has permitted a departure from conventional vacuum system design and operation. Details of some new concepts of initial evacuation, steady state operation, and simplicity of control of a system of this nature will be given. (auth)

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-13-012753
• OSTI ID: 4265309
• Journal Information: Vacuum (England), Journal Name: Vacuum (England) Vol. Vol: 9; ISSN VACUA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACCELERATORS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CIRCUITS
CONFIGURATION
CONTROL
ENERGY RANGE
INJECTION
ION PUMPS
IONIZATION
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
OPERATION
PARTICLE ACCELERATORS AND HIGH-VOLTAGE MACHINES
PLANNING
PRESSURE
PROTON BEAMS
PUMPS
VACUUM
VESSELS