Analysis and manufacturing of ShenGuangIII facility target chamber.

Abstract: This paper will present a summary of the ShenGuangIII facility target chamber. During the machining the sphericity tolerances were addressed in forming process and numerical control vertical lathe for the individual plates. Procedure was developed for weld groove and welding of individual plates. The two hemispheric shells of the target chamber were welded in China Erzhong Group Co., Ltd. and sent to a temporary enclosure near the target bay for welding together. A drilling machine that can be accurately positioned on the sphere shell was used to bore the holes for the ports. After construction, the target chamber was lifted and placed on the support pedestal. The adjustment system and the precision surveyors with laser trackers were used to accurately position the target chamber on the pedestal support. The helium spray probe was used for the leak testing of the vacuum target chamber. Leak testing and repair of discovered leaks were performed to insure the vacuum integrity of the target chamber. A complete survey of the port flanges and custom contour machining of spacer plates were completed to insure that the devices attached to these port flanges meet the alignment requirement. The target shooting experiment of the sixth bundles of ShenGuangIII facility has shown that the target chamber satisfied the stability and precision criteria. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]