Upgrade/RFFoil
Communication
- This wiki: https://wiki.nikhef.nl/lhcb/Upgrade/RFFoil
- ELOG: https://webapps.nikhef.nl/elog/VELO_Upgrade_RFBox/
- Progress reports in MT meetings: http://www.nikhef.nl/pub/experiments/bfys/lhcb/vertex/documents/minutes/
- OPP reports: http://www.nikhef.nl/pub/experiments/bfys/lhcb/vertex/documents/oppreports/VeloUpgradeRFBox/
- Massi's twiki on foil thinning: https://lbtwiki.cern.ch/bin/view/VELO/FoilThinning
- photographs:
- RadiationTestsBirmingham
Planning
Link to project plans: 2014 2016 summary
Rough timeline:
- R&D/prototyping 2014-2016
- Production 2017-2018
- Installation 2019
See also this detailed timeline.
OPP reports: [2014/02/04], [2014/04/15], [2014/07/04], [2014/09/16], [2014/10/21], [2014/12/02]
People
- Willem Kuilman
- Johan Kos
- Berend Munneke
- Krista de Roo
- Erno Roeland
- Martin Doets
- Rob Walet
- Tjeerd Ketel
- Wouter Hulsbergen
3D model, drawings
The CATIA model and stp files for the RF box can be found here:
http://www.nikhef.nl/pub/departments/mt/projects/lhcb-vertex/upgrade/RFfoil/
Some /older/ drawings and pictures are on Martin's webpage:
http://www.nikhef.nl/~martind/Velo%20boxes/
Requirements
File:Requirements.pdf is the information given to external partners.
Information on materials
- AlMg3
- AlMg4.5
- See this link for [Wood's metal
Machining
- File:AfnameRapport DMF260-11.pdf Specification of Nikhef's DMF260-11 by the manufacturer
- File:Mul Milling vs Turning.pdf is an old presentation by Frans Mul. The interesting conclusion is that 'turning' leads to a leaking foil, while 'milling' does not.
Fixing leaks
- File:VDL Rapportage lasproeven aluminium.pdf Report by VDL (Dec 2014)
Torlon coating
See [[1]RFFoilTorlon]
NEG coating
- File:Mul NEGcoating2005.pdf Presentation by Frans Mul on application of NEG coating at CERN
Vacuum measurements
- integral tests at nikhef:
- Dye penetrant inspection
- Information provided by Gonzalo ARNAU IZQUIERDO (materials engineer at EN/MME,CERN)
- Measurements were done by EN-MME Alexandre Gerardin:
Presentations
This is a very small subset!
- 2015/02/05: [[2] W. Hulsbergen, CERN RF box workshop]
- 2012/03/08: File:PhotosLeakMilledFoil TjeerdKetel 20120308.pdf T. Ketel, SEM-EDS analysis of leak in VU-MC Box 1
Activities/milestones reached
- 2016/11/22: Filling box 3 with wax
- 2016/10/01: Inside of box 3 (500 micron, full size) is finished
- 2016/03/31: Box 2 milling is finished
- 2015/10/29: Vacuum tests show the box is not vacuum tight: https://webapps.nikhef.nl/elog/VELO_Upgrade_RFBox/8
- 2015/10/01: Milling now completely finished!
- 2015/09/17: Milling of outside is finished, apart from side that has wakefield connectors
- 2015/09/03: Mold positioned inside box and space filled with wax
- 2015/08/20: Inside milling finished
- 2015/07/04: Pressure cycling tests of edged foil, see http://www.nikhef.nl/pub/experiments/bfys/lhcb/vertex/documents/minutes/2015/documents/cycletest4.pdf
- 2015/06/11: Heating box (for heating foil/mold when filling with wax) finished and tested
- 2015/04/16: Outside milled to +1 cm. This is how it will stay until inside is finished
- 2015/03/19: Mold finished
- 2014/12: Started milling of the mold
- 2014/10/20: Three drums with 0.1 micron holes sent to VDL (see ELOG)
- 2014/10/20: Received 1kg of Field's metal and 1kg of cerrolow 136 from Lowden Limited
- 2014/10/02: Machining of 5 drums ready (4 of 250 mu thickness, 1 of 150 mu thickness, all without leaks)