Workshop on Large Ultrahigh-Vacuum Systems for Frontier Scientific Research Instrumentation

前沿科研仪器大型超高真空系统研讨会

• 批准号: 1846124
• 负责人: Alan Weinstein
• 金额: $ 4.64万
• 依托单位: California Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-15 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1846124&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Large; Ultrahigh; Vacuum; Systems

Major new scientific instruments now planned for forefront research in physics and astronomy will require very large ultrahigh-vacuum facilities. In some areas, such as the next generation of laser interferometer gravitational wave observatories, the vacuum system is expected to form the dominant construction cost. Vacuum systems are also expected to be major cost drivers for advanced plasma fusion and particle accelerator concepts now under development. This workshop aims to compare vacuum needs of these future research facilities and to explore recent advances, new insights, and novel concepts that could render major cost savings in their realization. Doing so will help assure continued leadership in exploring our physical universe and in educating, enlightening and informing the public, with minimal future burden on public funds. LIGO Laboratory will host the workshop at the LIGO Livingston or LIGO Hanford observatory site in calendar 2019. Approximately 21 recognized vacuum experts will be invited to represent leading US and international research facilities and key supporting industries involved in applying large-scale vacuum system technology to fundamental research. They will join LIGO Laboratory faculty and staff for 3 working days with a mixture of presentations and panel-mediated discussions. Expected outcomes include the cross-pollination of technology paradigms between disparate fields and projects, and possible synthesis of entirely novel construction and fabrication concepts for future development. Upon conclusion of the Workshop, the Organizing Committee will publish a publicly accessible synopsis highlighting these findings and recommending directions for future pursuit.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

目前计划用于物理学和天文学前沿研究的重大新科学仪器将需要非常大型的超高真空设备。在一些领域，例如下一代激光干涉仪引力波观测站，真空系统预计将构成主要的建设成本。真空系统预计也将是目前正在开发的先进等离子体聚变和粒子加速器概念的主要成本驱动因素。该研讨会旨在比较这些未来研究设施对真空的需求，并探索最新的进展、新的见解和新的概念，以便在实现这些设施时节省大量成本。这样做将有助于确保在探索我们的物质世界以及在教育、启迪和告知公众方面继续发挥领导作用，并将未来对公共资金的负担降至最低。LIGO实验室将于2019年在LIGO利文斯顿或LIGO汉福德天文台主办研讨会。大约21名公认的真空专家将被邀请代表美国和国际领先的研究机构以及涉及将大规模真空系统技术应用于基础研究的关键支持行业。他们将与LIGO实验室的教职员工一起进行为期3个工作日的演讲和小组调解的讨论。预期结果包括不同领域和项目之间的技术范例的交叉授粉，以及为未来发展可能合成全新的建造和制造概念。研讨会结束后，组委会将发布一份可供公众查阅的摘要，重点介绍这些发现并建议未来的发展方向。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。