With the TURBOVAC iR variants, vacuum manufacturer Leybold is launching a new, complete turbomolecular pump series, technologically derived from the proven TURBOVAC i household. “The iR models substitute the previous TURBOVAC ClassicLine pumps and meet, for instance, the necessities of our high-end research prospects – such as the most important analysis institutes CERN or DESY,” summarizes the accountable product supervisor, Petr Lastovicka.
Accordingly, Inexpensive was designed for versatile distant operation from three meters to distances of 1 kilometre. In all features the products have been additionally designed to resist the challenges that are present in environments with excessive to very high ionizing radiation. “For this, we offer particular cable lengths of as a lot as 200 meters, and also the option for the users to make use of their very own cables,” explains product manager Petr Lastovicka. According to Lastovicka, the iR models were developed using the present materials knowledge of the research community: As a end result, the materials they comprise have radiation tolerances of up to 1 million grays (Gy).
In combination with the ion getter and non-evaporable getter pumps, so known as ultra-high vacuum pumps, “These attributes set them apart from standard market fashions, that are meeting the market requirements but not particularly these wanted for the particular conditions encountered in research centers,” says Petr Lastovicka. This is totally different with the TURBOVAC iR product collection: on the one hand, they were developed for the special requirements regarding cable size and radiation tolerance. “In addition, we are in a position to offer the TURBOVAC iR pumps mixed with our ion pumps and NEG pumps, which different suppliers can not offer as a package,” provides Lastovicka. TURBOVAC iR fits completely well within the TURBOVAC i eco methods as other merchandise such as accessories or the software program LeyAssist could be utilized as nicely.
The bottom line is that the new iR models are designed to satisfy the technical requirements of the high-energy physics market. This makes them predestined for functions such as synchrotrons (particle accelerators), cyclotrons (circular accelerators), linear accelerators and free-electron lasers. “In these areas, users can take away the electronics and place them in areas
the place they don’t seem to be exposed to radiation,” explains Petr Lastovicka.
Another elementary condition in these software areas is the absolute purity of the pump: this core requirement is fulfilled by the oil-free operation of the bearing system of the new TURBOVAC iR collection. The TURBOVAC iR additionally supports all relevant communication options of the TURBOVAC I, USB, 15-pin digital I/O and all serial and fieldbus options of the TURBO.DRIVE 500e. Another advantage: The built-in, new TURBO.DRIVE controller automatically recognizes the pump model and immediately adjusts to the particular operating modes.
The TURBOVAC iR range completely covers all present 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 needs for
extra cable lengths and clever options. The clever Controller TURBO.DRIVE 500eC has been released in April and the TURBOVAC iR sizes 1350 and 1450 will comply with 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 light gases
– No oil/particle emission from the pump
– Partly tolerance for magnetic fields
– Easy maintenance (onsite)
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