A Vacuum Chamber System for High Radiation Environment

As the radiation environment in the proximity of high energy beams becomes an ever increasing problem, the need for radiation resistant vacuum chambers and seals of inorganic materials has become apparent. The long range plans for the ZGS have been in this direction. A three-year development program has resulted in a design which will withstand radiation levels several orders of magnitude greater than at present. Such a chamber will be installed early in 1968¿five years after original machine startup.