Commissioning of RHIC vacuum systems

Author

Hseuh, H.C. ; Davis, R. ; Lee, R.C. ; Pate, D. ; Smart, L. ; Todd, R. ; Weiss, D. ; Zigrosser, D.

Author_Institution

RHIC Project, Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

557

Abstract

The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) has two concentric rings 3.8 km in circumference, There are three vacuum systems in RHIC; the insulating vacuum vessels housing the superconducting magnets, the cold beam tubes surrounded by the superconducting magnets, and the warm beam tube sections at the insertion regions and experimental regions. The vacuum requirements and the design of three vacuum systems are described. The experience gained during the commissioning of these vacuum systems is presented with emphasis on locating helium leaks in the long arc insulating vacuum system

Keywords

colliding beam accelerators; ion accelerators; storage rings; synchrotrons; vacuum apparatus; RHIC vacuum systems; Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider; cold beam tubes; helium leaks; insertion regions; insulating vacuum vessels; long arc insulating vacuum system; superconducting magnets; warm beam tube sections; Boring; Electron tubes; Gold; Helium; Insulation; Particle beam injection; Particle beams; Particle scattering; Superconducting magnets; Vacuum systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5573-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1999.795759

Filename

795759