• Linearaccelerators

• Acceleratormodules

• RFcavitiesandcouplers

• Particlesources

• Beamlinesanddiagnostics

• Specialmanufacturingprojects

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Highqualityengineeringandmanufacturingisthe

cornerstonetooursuccess inachievingcustomer

satisfaction and providing state of the art, highly

technical and precise products and services. We

haveestablishedRIResearchInstrumentstodeliver

ourtechnologiesandservicestoyoutokeepyou

onthecuttingedge.

RIisamajorityownedsubsidiaryofBrukerEnergy

& Supercon Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of

Bruker Corporation and was established in 2009.

RI isamediumsizedcompanywithmanagement

holdingasignificantequitystakeofthecompany

andstaffedwithahighlymotivatedteam.

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Instruments.

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• Advancedtechnologies,turnkeysystems

• Projectmanagement,engineeringand

manufacturing

• Integratedsystemcontrol,software

• Highlymotivated,qualifiedpeople

• Projectoriented,integrative,flexible

• Intensive,fruitfulandmultinational

cooperations

• Physicslayout

• Engineeringanddesign

• Prototypemanufacturing

• Seriesproduction

• Assembly

• Commissioning

• Initialoperation

• Trainingandservice

...precisionWe are prepared for the challenges of your projects

Technologies

•RF,Accelerator•Superconductivity•Cryogenics•Vacuum• Integr.SystemControl• SpecializedManufacturing

•SurfaceTreatment•SystemIntegration

Projects / Products

• LinearAccelerators•RFCavities,Couplers• SRFAcceleratorModules• ElectronandIonSources• BeamDiagnosticElements

•ParticleBeamlines• PrecisionManufacturingComponents

Markets

• FundamentalPhysics•AppliedResearch• Medical/ParticleTherapy•Energy/Nuclear• Inspection• AdvancedTechnologyIndustry

Whenrealizingyourprojectsprecisioninallfieldsis

ourmainobjective.

Offers are prepared by our project managers

and their teams of engineers and commercial

officers accompanying you through the lifetime

of your project. Project managers provide a deep

understanding of your requirements based on

their long term experience and their education

in accelerator physics, engineering and special

manufacturing.

Workingwithyouinatrustfulpartnershipwiththis

teamprovidescontinuityuntilsatisfactorydeliveryof

yourproductorcompletionoftheservice.

Withmostofourprojects,includingamajorfraction

ofdevelopmenteffortandtechnicalchallenges,we

arealwayscommittedtoworkingagainstarealistic

timescheduleanddeliveryfittingtheneedsofyour

program.

Ourunderstandingofprecisemanufacturingimplies

machiningwithtolerancesdowninthemicrometer

regime, surface technologies utilizing ultrapure

cleaningliquidsandcleanassemblyenvironmentsto

semiconductorfabricationstandards.

Our technicians and engineers for vacuum,

mechanical, control software, electrical supplies

performthefinalassembliesandtestseitheratRIor

inyourfacilitieswithcontinuingprecision.

Ourteamofphysicists,engineers,manufacturingspecialists,projectandbusinessmanagersperformthefullscopeofskillsneededforyourprojects

RIdesignsandmanufactureselectronandionlinacsaccordingtocustomerrequirementsandspecifications.

Formorethanadecadeourteamhasbuiltvariouslinearacceleratorsformanyresearchfacilitiesworldwide.

Someofourclientsinclude:

• SwissLightSource(SLS)atPaul-Scherrer-Institut,

Switzerland:turnkey100MeVelectroninjector

linac

• Diamond Light Source (DLS), UK: turnkey 100

MeVelectroninjectorlinac

• Australian SynchrotronProject (ASP),Australia:

turnkey100MeVelectroninjectorlinac

• Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB),

Germany: turnkey0.5 to50MeVelectron linac

forresearchindosimetry

• Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility

(SARAF) at Soreq Nuclear Research Center,

Israel: turnkey 40MeV, 2mA proton/deuteron

linac

• TaiwanPhoton Source (TPS): turnkey 150MeV

electroninjectionlinac

• RadboudUniversity,Netherlands:turnkey10to

15MeVelectronlinacforIRFELapplication

• Brookhaven National Laboratory: turnkey

200MeVelectron injection linac forBNL’snew

SynchrotronLightSourceNSLS-II

LinearacceleratorsTurnkey electron and ion linacs

Linearparticleacceleratorsareimportanttoolsforanincreasingnumberofscientificandindustrialapplications

WehandleallareasofproductionincludingpreparationandcoldRFtestingofthecavities,RFprocessingofthe

couplersandclass10(ISO4)cleanroomassemblies.Wealsohavethecapacitytoconducttheinstallationand

acceptancetestingofthemodulesonsite.Majorprojectsofthelastyearsare:

• Deliveryof in total fourteen500MHzaccelerator

modulesespeciallysuitedforhighcurrentstorage

rings or light sources for NSRRC (Taiwan), CLS

(Canada), Cornell University (USA), DLS (Great

Britain),SSRF(China)andPAL(SouthKorea).

• DeliveryoftwoacceleratormodulesforDaresbury

LaboratoriesinGreatBritain.Eachmodulecontains

two1300MHz9-cellcavitiesof theXFEL (TESLA)

styleandisdesignedforFELapplications.

• Deliveryofa350MHzmodulefortheSOLEILlight

sourceinFrance.Themodulecontainstwosingle

cellcavities.ThetechniquedevelopedatCERNof

sputteringathinniobiumfilmontocoppercavities

isusedfortheproductionofthecavities.

• Development and delivery of an accelerator

module containing six halfwave resonators (176

MHz)forproton/deuteronacceleration.

AcceleratormodulesTurn key accelerator modules including cryogenic valve boxes and control racks

Wehaveovertwodecadesofexperienceproducingsuperconductingacceleratormodulesinourfacilities

Anoutstandingknowledgehasbeenaccumulatedoverdecadeswithdesign,productionanddeliveryofa

widerangeofcoppercavities frompillboxdesigns,RFQs,upto14mlongCCL linacs,S-Bandaccelerating

sections,aswellasanytypeofstorageringcavity.

Normalconductingcavitiesinthefrequencyrangefrom52MHzto5GHzandfrom1to156cellshavebeen

deliveredtocustomerslikee.g.:

• 53MHzcapacitiveloadedcavityforBNL(cw)

• 100MHzcapacitiveloadedcavityforMaxLab(cw)

• 350MHzHOMdampedcavityforESRF(cw)

• 14m long 402.5MHzCavity Coupled Structures

forSNS(pulsed)

• 500MHzHOMdampedcavitiesforALBA(cw)

• 500MHz5cellcavitiesforDESY(cw)

• 2.45 MHz multicell standing wave structure for

MAMI(cw)

• 3GHz 5.2m long travellingwave structures for

MaxLab(pulsed)

• 4.9 GHz multicell standing wave structures for

MAMI(cw)

NormalconductingRFcavitiesPrototypes and series production

RIResearchInstrumentsisworldleadinginnormalconductingRFacceleratortechnologyforscientificapplications

NormalconductingRFcavitiesPrototypes and series production

Manufacturingofsuperconductingniobiumcavitiesofdifferenttypes(elliptical,quarterwave,halfwave,

spoke andCH-mode) is oneof the core competences of RI. These cavities areproduced for all kinds

ofapplicationsandcustomersworldwide. With the installedmanufacturing infrastructureRI is able to

manufacturesuperconductingcavitiesatratesofupto200cavitiesperyear.

Themostimportantseriesproductionrunsoflast

10yearshavebeen:

• 109 elliptical 805 MHz 6-cell cavities for the

superconductingSNSlinac(USA).

• 86 elliptical 1500 MHz 7-cell cavities for the

CEBAFupgrade(USA)

• About110elliptical1300MHz9-cellcavitiesof

theXFEL-ILC type forvariouscustomers (DESY,

FNAL,FZDresden,StanfordUniversityandBESSY)

• 16quarterwavecavities for theGANILproject

(France).

Prototype development of superconducting

cavities involvesinhousemetalforming, turning,

milling and electron beam welding. Achieving

both the mechanical tolerances and the correct

rf parameters (frequency, fieldflatnes, coupling)

alreadywiththeprototypecavityisourobjective.

SuperconductingRFcavitiesPrototypes and series production

Wedeliveredover1000superconductingRFcavitiestocustomersworldwide

RadiofrequencyquadrupolesAccelerating and bunching of ion beams

ExpandedactivitiestowardsRFQ’sforvariousapplications

RadioFrequencyQuadrupoles(RFQ)aremoderntools

tobunchandacceleratelowenergyionsasgenerated

withoutmodulation from ion sourcesat energiesof

sub100keV/u.

RFQmanufacturingrequireshighprecisionmachining

by 5 axismils, joining techniques keeping the tight

tolerancesofmachiningandadeepunderstandingof

3Drfmodeling.

With those capabilities in house RI expanded its

activitiesinthisdemandingtechnology.Thefirst425

MHzsystembuiltforTechSource(finalcustomerIUCF)

with 5% duty cycle was delivered a few years ago.

Todayweare in thefinalstageof theproductionof

theGANILRFQoperating incontinuousmodeat88

MHz(seefigureabove)andstartedwithdesignand

productionofthepulsed402.5MHzRFQfortheSNS

projectinOakRidge.

Withthoseprojectswecoveralargespaninfrequency

anddutycycle,allbasedonthefourvanearchitecture.

Weexpectfurtheractivitieswiththistechnologyinthe

fieldofscienceandotherapplications.

Our scope of supplies is completed by RF couplers,

tuners pick-ups and other auxiliaries for all kind of

normalconductingcavityapplications.

In 2010 RI was contracted by DESY to deliver 300

elliptical 1.3 GHz cavities for the European XFEL

project. The contract includes mechanical

manufacturingofthecavities,thesurfacepreparation

for the cold RF test, and the joining of the helium

tanks.

An upgrade of the RI infrastructure includes a 150

sqm clean room of class ISO 4 for cavity surface

preparation,modernelectronbeamweldingfacilities

anda800°Cfurnaceforvacuumheattreatmentof

niobiumcavities.Thisenlargesoursurfacetreatment

capacityfordeliveryratesofupto6cavitiesperweek.

TheXFEL coupler production of in total 670 pcs

waswonbyRIinaconsortiumwithThalesElectron

Devices(TED).Thesecouplerswillbedeliveredunder

vacuum,clean,andreadyforRFconditioningtothe

customerLAL(France),whichalsoinvolvesassembly

proceduresinourISO4cleanrooms.

EuropeanXFELRI supports the XFEL project with cavities and couplers ready for use

TheproductionofcavitiesandcouplersfortheEuropeanXFELstrengthensRI’spositionastheworldleaderinmanufacturingkeycomponentsforsuperconductingRFaccelerators

RI designs and manufactures electron and ion sources according to customer requirements and

specifications.Webuildsourcesforthegenerationofparticlebeamswithawiderangeofproperties:

• particle type: electrons, protons, deuterons,

H2+,…

• beamcurrent:fromµAmperetoAmpere

• timestructure:pulsedorcontinuousbeam

• pulse structure: from single bunch to macro-

pulseswithmicro-pulsemodulation

(upto3GHz)

• pulselength:fromsub-nano-secondto∞

• transversal dimension: low emittance and

matchedTwissparameters

The particle sources can be delivered as turnkey

systemscompletedwithinfrastructureas

• controlsystem,

• highvoltagepowersupply,

• RFpowersupply,

• vacuumcomponents,

• gassupply,

• focusingandsteeringmagnets,

• beamdiagnostics

Beside all sources for our linear accelerators we

aswell provided them as stand alone systems to

establishedacceleratorlabsasANKAandDELTA.

ParticlesourcesGenerating pulsed and continuous electron and ion beams

Particlesourcesarethestartingpointsofeachacceleratorfacility

RI also provides the following services related

to accelerator systems: physics layout, design,

production,procurementandinstallationofdevices

andsystemsforparticlebeamlines.Beamdynamics

studiesaswellascomponentdesignsaccording to

theneedoftheprojectareperformed.

Expertise in the field of high and low current

electron and ion beam lines is available in house.

Magnet systems can be designed to the needs of

thecustomer,includingbutnotlimitedtosolenoids,

dipoles and quadrupoles, for static and dynamic

use. Beside magnets, beam diagnostics elements

intercepting and not intercepting for a various

rangeofcurrentsandpulsestructuresareavailable.

Beam diagnostics for current, profile, position and

longitudinal and transversal emittance have been

builtandareavailabletothemarket.

BeamlinesanddiagnosticsParticle transport and determination of beam properties

Beamlinesanddiagnosticscompleteourscopeforthesupplyofturnkeyacceleratorsystems

Based on our technologies, engineering

capabilities, and the available production depth

in housewe offer services for the entire research

instrumentationfield.

Thosemarketsincludenuclearresearchandfusion,

medical, inspection, life science, and advanced

technologyindustry.

SpecialmanufacturingprojectsHigh heat loaded components for nuclear and fusion technology

Applyingourskillsinmarketsbeyondacceleratortechnology

• Particle Beam Dynamic and Tracking with

PARMELA (LANL Code Group), TSTEP (LMY

Technology), TRACE3D (LANL Code Group),

Toutatis(CEA),andKOBRA(INP)

• RF simulation of accelerator cavities and

componentswithSUPERFISHandMICROWAVE

STUDIO(CST)

• Thermal and mechanical stress analysis with

ANSYS(CadFEM)andMICROWAVESTUDIO(CST)

• Integrated engineering design considering RF,

magnet,cryogenic,vacuumandmanufacturing

aspects(INVENTOR/PSPICE/MICROWAVESTUDIO/

MATHLAB)

• Simulation and analysis of series production

of accelerator cavities and components using

Simul8(Simul8Corporation)

• Detailed design engineering as basis for the

constructionandassembly

EngineeringFrom Simulation to Hardware

Stateoftheartsimulationsoftwareisappliedinthedevelopmentphasetomeetcustomer’sspecificrequirements

Manufacturingtechnologies…Forming, machining, joining, treating and testing

Onmorethan6000squaremeters,RIResearchInstrumentsprovidesmanufacturingservices

Metalformingandcutting,joiningvariousmaterials,surfacepreparation,RFmeasurements,andassembling

areourappliedcompetencesforourcustomerprojects.

Services:• forming,millingandturning

• electronbeamwelding

• vacuumandinductionbrazing

• TIGwelding

• chemicalsurfacepreparation

(degreasing,pickling,electropolishing)

• Coating

• RFmeasurements

• dimensionalcontrol

• cleanroomassembly

• systemintegration

Materials:• Niobium

• Nb-alloys

• Copper

• Cu-alloys

• Aluminum

• Aluminum-alloys

• Titanium

• Zirconium

• Ceramics

• Highgradestainlesssteel

RI has established an outstanding infrastructure on

siteandmanufacturingknowhowwithanumberof

specializedtechnologiesneededfortheproductionof

accelerator and special manufacturing components

during the past years. Beside standard mechanical

work, surface treatments, and RF-control this

infrastructureoffersveryspecificpossibilitieslike

• TiNcoatingofRFcouplerceramics

• Heatcyclingofsrfcavitiesupto1000°C

(e.g.hydrogendegassing)

• Electropolishingofsrfcavities

• RFconditioningofnormalconducting

S-Bandstructures

Thisinfrastructureisavailableforuseinmanufacturing

projectsaswellasforindividualservicesoncustomer’s

request.

…&facilitiesDedicated infrastructure for our manufacturing services

Sophisticatedinhousefacilitiescomplementourmanufacturinginfrastructureforthespecificneedsofacceleratorcomponentsandspecialproducts

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