Open AccessA kHz heat‐load shutter for white‐beam experiments at synchrotron sources
Author(s) -
Gembicky Milan,
Adachi Shinichi,
Coppens Philip
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s090904950701117x
Subject(s) - shutter , beam (structure) , chopper , optics , synchrotron , heat load , pulse (music) , materials science , nuclear engineering , physics , voltage , engineering , detector , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
A heat‐load shutter capable of frequencies from one to several tens of kHz and window times from 10 µs up to 1 ms is described. In the current configuration the water‐cooled shutter absorbs ∼99% of the heat generated by the white beam. It has been successfully used for extended periods synchronized with a Jülich pulse‐selector operating at 946 Hz. The temperature of the pulse‐selector remained constant during a three‐day continuous operation. Flexibility is provided by the interchangeability of the chopper disc.