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Issue Date: 3rd February 2006
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BOC Edwards to provide bespoke vacuum turbo carts for Diamond Synchrotron
BOC
Edwards has won a contract to supply 14 vacuum turbo carts
for the new Diamond Light Source synchrotron in Oxfordshire,
the largest UK-funded scientific facility for 30 years. The
carts are a bespoke design based on BOC Edwards’ TIC
turbo cart pumping station and will be used to create the
optimum vacuum conditions required by researchers when using
the synchrotron light beams at the site.
The carts will be used to evacuate and vent the experiment
‘beamlines’ where light is channelled and used
in individual experiments. By creating a suitable vacuum environment
(better than 5 x 10-9 mbar), undesired background components
of the atmosphere such as air and water vapour are removed,
enabling better interaction between the light beam and the
experimental subject under investigation.
Each cart includes a turbomolecular pump, backing pump, gauge
and controller. By combining all these elements within one
easy-to-use, mobile, ‘plug and go’ unit, researchers
can avoid the cost and space requirements of permanent vacuum
installations on each individual beamline. The bespoke design
produced for Diamond Light Source also includes convenient
handles and lockable castors for greater portability between
experiments. A compact enclosure enables the unit to be wheeled
under beam lines or to other locations, as required.
When completed, the Diamond synchrotron hopes to host up to forty cutting-edge research stations, each designed to support a particular research community or technique. In Phases 1 and 2, where the BOC Edwards’ carts will be first deployed, techniques include microfocus spectroscopy, high-resolution powder diffraction and circular dichroism.
For further information contact
Andrew Davis, BOC Edwards. Manor Royal, Crawley, RH10
9LW
Tel: 01293 603134 Fax: 01293 534149
email: andrewdavis@edwards.boc.com
Website: http://www.edwards.boc.com