Speaker
Dr
Hsiao-Chaun Hseuh
(Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Description
The RHIC storage rings have approximately 1600 vacuum instruments, consisting vacuum gauges, sputter ion
pumps, titanium sublimation pumps, residual gas analyzers, sector gate valves and turbopump stations. They
are distributed in eight service buildings and inside the RHIC tunnel. This PLC based control system has
performed well since 1997 to support the machine operation and the physics programs. The system
architecture will be described. The reliability of the individual components will also be summarized.
Author
Dr
Hsiao-Chaun Hseuh
(Brookhaven National Laboratory)
