LANSCE vacuum system improvements for higher reliability and availability

Author

Olivas, F.R. ; Borden, M.J. ; Canabal, A. ; Chamberlin, J. ; Harrison, J. ; Oothoudt, M. ; Sullivan, J. ; Tajima, T.

Author_Institution

LANL, Los Alamos

fYear

2007

fDate

25-29 June 2007

Firstpage

557

Lastpage

559

Abstract

The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) accelerator, an 800-MeV proton linac with a storage ring, has been operated over 30 years since early 1970s. Due to the aging and radiation damage of equipment, cables and connectors, the number of troubles is increasing. In order to reduce the time for unscheduled maintenance, we have implemented a system to catch a symptom of degrading vacuum and send an email automatically. We have been testing this system since July 2006. This paper describes LANSCE vacuum systems, the new alert system and our experience. In addition, we will describe our plan for modernizing the vacuum system in the next few years.

Keywords

linear accelerators; proton accelerators; storage rings; vacuum techniques; LANSCE vacuum system; Los Alamos Neutron Science Center accelerator; aging; electron volt energy 800 MeV; proton linac; radiation damage; storage ring; Aging; Availability; Cables; Connectors; Degradation; Linear particle accelerator; Neutrons; Proton accelerators; Storage rings; Vacuum systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0916-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2007.4440277

Filename

4440277