Xiaotian Yang

The design and structure of the ultra-high vacuum system of HIRFL-CSR

To minimize the beam loss due to charge exchange of very heavy ions with the residual gas molecules, ultra-high vacuum of 6×10−9u2009Pa is required for the HIRFL-CSR facility, which is the lowest pressure in a large vacuum system in China up to now. The total length of the system is about 450 meters and the total inner surface is about 263 square meters. More than 500 standard vacuum components are needed and more than 400 different chambers have to be manufactured. A lot of researches have been down to try to find out the experiences to obtain the required pressure. In this article the following contents are described: the layout of the system; the structure of main vacuum chambers; the treatment metherd to reduce the outgassing rate of the chamber wall surfaces; vacuum equipment; pressure distribution and the progress of the system.