LHC vacuum system

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:vacuum
gptkbp:commissioned 2008
gptkbp:connectedTo LHC experiments (ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, LHCb)
gptkbp:contains vacuum pumps
beam pipes
NEG (Non-Evaporable Getter) coatings
cryogenic sections
getter pumps
ion pumps
turbomolecular pumps
vacuum chambers
gptkbp:criticalFor beam stability
machine protection
gptkbp:designedBy CERN vacuum group
gptkbp:enables high-energy particle collisions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LHC vacuum system
gptkbp:length approximately 27 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:CERN
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
copper
aluminum
gptkbp:monitors control systems
vacuum gauges
gptkbp:operating_pressure 10^-10 to 10^-11 mbar
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Large_Hadron_Collider
gptkbp:prevention beam-gas interactions
gptkbp:purpose maintain ultra-high vacuum for particle beams
gptkbp:subjectOf scientific publications
CERN technical reports
gptkbp:temperature 1.9 K in cryogenic sections
room temperature in warm sections
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LHC_control_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7