| AVS 66th International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| Vacuum Technology Division | Tuesday Sessions |
| Session VT-TuM |
| Session: | Accelerators and Large Vacuum Systems |
| Presenter: | Geoff Hodgson, TRIUMF, Canada |
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Advanced Rare IsotopE Laboratory (ARIEL) facility is a major expansion of TRIUMF’s rare isotope research program.
Aiming to triple the production of rare isotopes, ARIEL facility includes the new electron linac driver and
two target stations for electron and proton beams [1]. Particularities of ARIEL target stations design define the requirements for vacuum interfaces with both primary electron and proton beamlines and rare-isotope beamlines. None of the existing products fully met the requirements, driving the development of custom vacuum interfaces. The design of new vacuum seals is driven both by unique design specifications (limited amount of allowed axial forces, extreme radiation
resistance, remote handleability and high repeatability) as well as limitations of the proposed design of beamline nfrastructure in the target hall (limited available space and the choice of materials for certain components). This paper discusses preliminary results of the vacuum seal development and presents first results of prototype testing.