In research facilities, where the aim is to learn more about the fundamentals and components of the universe, the products used must meet the highest standards. Ultimate pressures down to < 1·10-10 mbar, outgassing rates below 5·10-10 mbar·ls-1·cm-2 and maximum leakage rates of 1·10-10; mbar·l·s-1 are standard. Added to this is the dimensional accuracy of all vacuum components and the fact that the surface is largely free of particles. With the development and manufacture of cryogenic collimator systems, ion sources, thermal chambers, storage rings, diamond windows and various other components, REUTER TECHNOLOGIE has already developed and manufactured a large number of different components for this high-tech sector.
REUTER products develop their full qualities in use. Often, the amount of design and manufacturing expertise contained in these products is not visible at first glance. It is the detailed solutions that we need to achieve the demanding specifications provided to us by our customers. In the image below you can see all the details of our vacuum port in 360°rotation/explosion.
Its geometry must be manufactured with the highest precision so that the enormous field strengths in use do not lead to the destruction of the component. We manufacture the crucial rectangular-round transition inside the copper component with a form accuracy of less than 2 µm. We achieve this by means of ultra-precision milling. Here, we use high-temperature brazing technology as the joining technique.
Vacuum Port
– also called pumping port. Mode converters such as the vacuum port take on the task of converting a rectangular waveguide into a round waveguide. The central component is the taper, in which the shape change takes place. On the component shown above, the taper is made of copper and consists of 2 halves. This is clearly visible in the explosion. Tapers must be precisely shaped in the nanometre range. We achieve this by means of ultra-precision milling.
The two halves of the taper are then joined using high-temperature soldering technology.
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