Alignment of components at the University of Maryland Electron Ring

Author

Walter, M. ; Bernal, S. ; Diep, A. ; Glanzer, M. ; Haber, I. ; Harris, J. ; Kishek, R.A. ; Lamb, D. ; Lee, W. ; Li, H. ; Quinn, B. ; Quirus, M. ; Valfells, A. ; Reiser, M. ; O´Shea, P.G.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Res. in Electron. & Appl. Phys., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

12-16 May 2003

Firstpage

2577

Abstract

Alignment of experimental components is critical to operation of The University of Maryland Electron Ring (UMER). Procedures and equipment used to align components of the electron ring are presented. The compact nature of UMER (ring diameter≈4 m) presents unique challenges and advantages associated with the placement of vacuum components, confinement and steering magnets, and diagnostic equipment. Alignment of all components has been accomplished with a set of two T3000 theodolites and a three-dimensional software package from the Leica Corporation. A set of fiducial monuments has been used to establish a permanent coordinate system. The position of UMER components has been measured to an accuracy of less than 100 microns in that coordinate system.

Keywords

accelerator magnets; electron ring accelerators; particle beam diagnostics; physics computing; Leica Corporation; T3000 theodolites; UMER; University of Maryland Electron Ring; confinement magnets; diagnostic equipment; electron ring component alignment; fiducial monuments; permanent coordinate system; position measurement; steering magnets; three-dimensional software package; vacuum components; Assembly; Educational institutions; Electron beams; Engine cylinders; Magnetic confinement; Magnets; Physics; Position measurement; Steel; Theodolites;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the

ISSN

1063-3928

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7738-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2003.1289194

Filename

1289194