Author: Hahn, M.
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TUPS001 Upgrade of the ESRF Vacuum System 1515
 
  • M. Hahn, J.C. Biasci, H.P. Marques, A. Meunier
    ESRF, Grenoble, France
 
  The upgrade program of the ESRF concerns in terms of electron storage ring vacuum chambers mainly the insertion device (ID) sectors. Here the length available for the production of intense synchrotron light is being increased from five to six or even seven meters. The presence of canted ID sectors where two independent synchrotron light beams will be produced in the same straight section requires new quadrupole chambers compatible with the new geometry. A number of long insertion device vacuum chambers for the new ID sectors has already been produced by ESRF and coated with non-evaporable getter (NEG) material, a new generation of in vacuum undulators for the extended ID sections are under preparation. This paper outlines the status of the modification of the vacuum system and informs about consequences for the ESRF NEG coating activity and some recent improvements of the vacuum measurement and control system.  
 
TUPS002 Photodesorption Measurements at ESRF D31 1518
 
  • H.P. Marques, G. Debut, M. Hahn
    ESRF, Grenoble, France
 
  Since 1998 exists at ESRF a dedicated beamline for photodesorption measurement from vacuum chambers - D31. The original goal of this installation was to study the wall pumping effect. When exposed to synchrotron radiation surfaces exhibit strong outgassing of the adsorbed gas layer despite UHV conditions. Long term outgassing leads to the depletion of the adsorbed layer and produces a very clean surface which turns the walls of the vacuum chamber into an active pumping surface. The desorption mechanisms can be described by the long standing models of Knotek-Feibelman (KF) and Menzel-Gomer-Redhead – (MGR) which are themselves encompassed under the name of Desorption Induced by Electronic Transitions (DIET). In these models the surface itself plays a fundamental role in the desorption mechanism. At D31 have been tested chambers of stainless steel, aluminum and copper, with or without coatings (e.g. NEG, copper), designed by ESRF and other institutes like ALBA, CERN, ELETTRA and Soleil. Here we review some of the results obtained and outline the future plans of D31.  
 
TUPS003 Upgrade of the ESRF RGA System 1521
 
  • A. Meunier, M. Hahn, I. Parat, J.L. Pons
    ESRF, Grenoble, France
 
  In the frame of the ESRF upgrade program, the Residual Gas Analyzer (RGA) system has been reviewed. A campaign of RGA refurbishment has been started recently giving more reliability and accuracy on partial pressure vacuum control. Based on new technologies and our operating experience, new RGA monitoring application and diagnostic tools have been developed. This paper outlines the evolution of the actual RGA system focusing on the controlled hardware installation description, on software and user interface developments. The continuous follow up of a defined number of partial pressure measurements using different dynamic control modes will be described.  
 
THPC009 Performance and Upgrade of the ESRF Light Source 2924
 
  • J.-L. Revol, J.C. Biasci, J-F. B. Bouteille, J. Chavanne, F. Ewald, L. Farvacque, A. Franchi, G. Gautier, L. Goirand, M. Hahn, L. Hardy, J. Jacob, J.M. Koch, M.L. Langlois, G. Lebec, J.M. Mercier, T.P. Perron, E. Plouviez, K.B. Scheidt, V. Serrière
    ESRF, Grenoble, France
 
  The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) is now fully engaged in a large Upgrade Programme of its infrastructure, beamlines and X ray source. In this context, a first set of 10 insertion device straight sections are being lengthened from five to six metres; a number of them will be operated with canted undulators. The insertion devices are themselves subject to an ambitious development programme to fulfil the scientific requirements. The Radio Frequency system upgrade has started with the replacement of the booster klystron-based transmitter by high power solid state amplifiers, and the development of HOM damped cavities operating at room temperature. A completely new DC-AC orbit stabilization system using 224 BPMs and 96 orbit steerers is currently being commissioned. The upgrade is conducted while keeping, and even improving, routine performance for the user service. In particular the recent installation of new skew quadrupole power supplies allows routine operation with ultra low vertical emittance. This paper reports on the present operation performance of the source, highlighting recent developments and those still to come.