Laboratório Nacional
de Luz Síncrotron

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VACUUM

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Leader: Rafael Molena Seraphim
Telephone: +55 19 3512 1180
Email: rafael.seraphim@lnls.br

The Vacuum Group (VAC) objective is to design, build and operate vacuum systems in the pressure range from Earth’s atmospheric pressure (10^3 mbar) to extreme-high vacuum (10^-12 mbar, which is comparable to the pressure in the surface of the moon).

The group has as its main attributions: to design, specify, develop, build, condition and keep in operation all the vacuum systems in operation in the LNLS, such as the current synchrotron light source UVX and its beamlines.

Currently, the group has under its responsibility a large variety of vacuum pumps and sensors, including sputter ion pumps, rotary vane pumps, diaphragm pumps, scroll pumps, turbomolecular pumps and titanium sublimation pumps; and sensors like Penning, Inverted Magnetron, Pirani and Bayard-Alpert and Extractor; mass spectrometers for vaccum residual gas; and helium leak detectors.

Besides that, the group is responsible for the design and construction of the vacuum system for the new synchrotron light source Sirius. Finally, the group also interacts with the industrial and academic sectors regarding developments and the diffusion of knowledge in vacuum technologies.

STAFF

Name Position TelephoneEmailCV
Rafael Molena SeraphimEngineer+55 19 3512 1180rafael.seraphim@lnls.br
Beatriz Moreli RamosTechnician
Danilo Rafael da SilvaTechnician
Gustavo Rossignatti GomesScientific Associate
Helio Gazetta FilhoSpecialist
Milton Batista da SilvaSpecialist
Reginaldo de Oliveira FerrazSpecialist
Roberto Ferreira de OliveiraTechnician
Thiago Mendes da RochaEngineer

PHOTOS

VAC: Inspeção Dimensional / Dimensional Inspection



Português:
Inspeção dimensional de uma câmara de vácuo fabricada em cobre.

English:
Dimensional inspection of a copper vacuum chamber.

VAC: Soldagem Robótica / Robotic Welding



Português:
Processo de soldagem TIG de um componente de cobre utilizando-se a estação de soldagem TIG robotizada do VAC.

English:
TIG welding process of a copper component using a robotic TIG welding station of the Vacuum group.

VAC: Banhos de Ultrassom / Ultrasound Baths



Português:
Sala de limpeza de componentes de vácuo – banhos de ultrassom.

English:
Cleaning room for vacuum components - ultrasound baths.

VAC: Decapagem Química / Pickling



Português:
Sala de limpeza de componentes de vácuo – ambiente para decapagem química de componentes de cobre.

English:
Cleaning room for vacuum components - environment for pickling of copper components.

VAC: Non-Evaporable Getter



Português:
Sistema para deposição de filmes “Non-evaporable getter” (NEG) para utilização em ultra-alto vácuo.

English:
System for deposition of Non-Evaporable Getter (NEG) films for use in ultra-high vacuum.

VAC: Laboratório de Montagens / Assembly Laboratory



Português:
Laboratório de montagens de componentes e câmaras de vácuo.

English:
Assembly Laboratory for vacuum components and chambers.

VAC: Teste de Estanqueidade / Tightness Test



Português:
Teste de estanqueidade de componente de vácuo utilizando-se detector de vazamentos por fuga de Hélio.

English:
Tightness test of vacuum component using a Helium leak detector.

VAC: Protótipo / Prototype



Português:
Protótipo do sistema de vácuo de meio arco (equivalente a 1/40) do anel de armazenamento da nova fonte de luz síncrotron Sirius.

English:
Prototype for the vacuum system of a half arc (equal to 1/40) of the storage ring of the new synchrotron light source Sirius.