Zanon is pleased to have signed an important contract with LBNL (https://www.lbl.gov/) for the fabrication of 27 vacuum chambers made in copper and NEG coated. They will be divided in three different types (VC 02, VC03 and VC11 IR) and all of them show a complicated geometry. For VC02 Zanon has already completed successfully a prototype.
These chambers will be part of the ALS-U storage ring.
ALS-U is an upgrade project to the LBNL Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Berkeley Lab in California (https://als.lbl.gov/als-u/overview/ ; https://youtu.be/79LDshLymaY )
The ALS has been a global leader in soft x-ray science for more than two decades. Recent accelerator physics breakthroughs now enable the production of highly focused beams of soft x-ray light that are at least 100 times brighter than those of the existing ALS. Applying this technology at the ALS will help to better understand and develop the new materials and chemical systems needed to advance our energy, economic, and national security.
Zanon is really excited to start this challenging production in collaboration with LBNL!