17–22 May 2026
C.I.D
Europe/Zurich timezone

Swiss Light Source 2.0 Vacuum System Conditioning and First Year of Operation

MOP7113
18 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC7.T14: Vacuum Technology Poster session

Speakers

Natalia Kirchgeorg (Paul Scherrer Institute) Romain Ganter (Paul Scherrer Institute)

Description

After more than two decades of user operation, the Swiss Light Source (SLS) entered a major upgrade phase in October 2023, targeting a 40-fold reduction of electron-beam emittance via a new 7-bend achromat lattice at 2.7 GeV. The vacuum system, central to machine performance, was completely rebuilt to meet the stringent requirements imposed by the compact lattice. The new storage ring vacuum consists of an 18 mm aperture, 280 m long system assembled from over 500 chambers.
Following 14 months of installation, first beam was achieved in January 2025. Vacuum conditioning represented a critical milestone, enabling delivery of light, with nominal beam current, to the first experiments in April. This contribution presents the vacuum conditioning of the SLS 2.0 storage ring during this first year of operation, from initial commissioning to user operation.

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Authors

Natalia Kirchgeorg (Paul Scherrer Institute) Romain Ganter (Paul Scherrer Institute)

Co-authors

Colette Rosenberg (Paul Scherrer Institute) David Stephan (Paul Scherrer Institute) Hans-Heinrich Braun (Paul Scherrer Institute) Mr Nazareno Gaiffi (Paul Scherrer Institute) Xinyu Wang (Paul Scherrer Institute)

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