Upgrade/RFFoil

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Communication

Planning

Link to project plan: [project plan]

Rough timeline:

  • R&D/prototyping 2014-2016
  • Production 2017-2018
  • Installation 2019

OPP reports:

People

  • Willem Kuilman
  • Johan Kos
  • Berend Munneke
  • Krista de Roo
  • Erno Roeland
  • Martin Doets
  • Rob Walet
  • Tjeerd Ketel
  • Wouter Hulsbergen

Drawings

The CATIA model and stp files for the RF box can be found 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

Machining

  • 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

NEG coating

Vacuum measurements

  • Dye penetrant inspection
 * Information provided by Gonzalo ARNAU IZQUIERDO (materials engineer at EN/MME,CERN)
    * https://www.nde-ed.org/EducationResources/CommunityCollege/PenetrantTest/PTMaterials/ptmaterials.htm
    * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent_penetrant_inspection
 * Measurements were done by EN-MME Alexandre Gerardin:
    * https://edms.cern.ch/document/1409244/
    * https://lbtwiki.cern.ch/pub/VELO/FoilThinning/Metallurgy_report_1409244.pdf 
 * CERN can do this for the 1m long box

Presentations

This is a very small subset!

  • 2015/02/05: [[1] W. Hulsbergen, CERN RF box workshop]

Activities/milestones reached

Action items

  • arrange a room for Willem (2014/09/18)