With the TURBOVAC iR variants, vacuum manufacturer Leybold is launching a model new, full turbomolecular pump sequence, technologically derived from the proven TURBOVAC i family. “The iR models exchange the former TURBOVAC ClassicLine pumps and meet, for example, the requirements of our high-end analysis prospects – similar to the most important research institutes CERN or DESY,” summarizes the responsible product manager, Petr Lastovicka.
Accordingly, the TURBOVAC iR was designed for versatile remote operation from three meters to distances of one kilometre. In all elements the products were additionally designed to withstand the challenges that are current in environments with high to very high ionizing radiation. “For this, we provide particular cable lengths of up to 200 meters, and also the option for the customers to use their very own cables,” explains product supervisor Petr Lastovicka. According to Lastovicka, the iR fashions had been developed utilizing the prevailing material information of the research neighborhood: As a end result, the supplies they include have radiation tolerances of as a lot as 1 million grays (Gy).
In mixture with the ion getter and non-evaporable getter pumps, so referred to as ultra-high vacuum pumps, “These attributes set them aside from normal market models, that are assembly the market necessities however not specifically those wanted for the actual circumstances encountered in research facilities,” says Petr Lastovicka. This is totally different with the TURBOVAC iR product series: on the one hand, they were developed for the particular necessities concerning cable size and radiation tolerance. “In addition, we can supply the TURBOVAC iR pumps mixed with our ion pumps and NEG pumps, which other suppliers cannot offer as a bundle,” provides Lastovicka. TURBOVAC iR matches perfectly well in the TURBOVAC i eco techniques as different merchandise such as accessories or the software program LeyAssist could be utilized as well.
The backside line is that the brand new iR fashions are designed to fulfill the technical requirements of the high-energy physics market. Quick makes them predestined for functions corresponding to synchrotrons (particle accelerators), cyclotrons (circular accelerators), linear accelerators and free-electron lasers. “In these areas, customers can remove the electronics and place them in areas
where they aren’t exposed to radiation,” explains Petr Lastovicka.
Another elementary situation in these utility areas is the absolute purity of the pump: this core requirement is fulfilled by the oil-free operation of the bearing system of the model new TURBOVAC iR collection. The TURBOVAC iR additionally supports all related communication options of the TURBOVAC I, USB, 15-pin digital I/O and all serial and fieldbus options of the TURBO.DRIVE 500e. Another benefit: The integrated, new TURBO.DRIVE controller mechanically recognizes the pump mannequin and immediately adjusts to the precise operating modes.
The TURBOVAC iR vary fully covers all current members of the TURBOVAC i household with pumping speeds from 90 to 950 l/s. In parallel, Leybold will successively broaden the accessories range of supporting controllers and cable options to fulfill buyer wants for
further cable lengths and clever options. The clever Controller TURBO.DRIVE 500eC has been launched in April and the TURBOVAC iR sizes 1350 and 1450 will follow within the third quarter of 2022 together with the more powerful controller option to comprehend even longer cable lengths.
Applications at a look:
Particle Accelerator
– Synchrotron Beamline / End station
– Synchrotron Ring
Research
– LINAC (Linear Accelerator) electron in research
– Particle accelerator cyclotron beamline/experiment
– Particle accelerator cyclotron system
– Laser – free-electron laser (FEL)
– Classic Fusion & Laser Fusion
Medical:
– Particle accelerator cyclotron system
– LINAC (Linear Accelerator) heavy ions
– Sterilization
Industrial/Semi
– Electron beam welding
– Ion implantation
General requirement to have remote
operation of the TMP
Key Success Factors:
– Strong tolerance for radiation environments
– Flexible distant operation over very lengthy distances
– Excellent performance for mild gases
– No oil/particle emission from the pump
– Partly tolerance for magnetic fields
– Easy upkeep (onsite)
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