RFI Pink - ALS-U NEW AND UPGRADED BEAMLINES.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION – ALS-U NEW AND UPGRADED BEAMLINES

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) INSTRUCTIONS

Issue Date: 05/07/2022

Project Magnitude: $350,000.00 - $400,000.00 Schedule: Potential for an RFP and award estimated for October 2024 Intent: Information Gathering in advance of a formal Request for Proposal (“RFP”).

Please review all the details provided to ensure you have a complete understanding of this RFI and provide responses in the areas noted in this document. Please do not change the format, content, or layout of this document other than to provide answers in the space provided.

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If your company believes it can provide Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (“Berkeley Lab” or “LBNL”) the goods or services described below, we encourage your company to:

• Complete this form electronically as comprehensively as possible ensuring that all details are typed out clearly, and return by 3:00 PM Pacific Time on 05/17/2024

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Submit the completed form and any attachments via email to the following address:

The main point of contact for this RFI is:

Martha Gamarano Grausz Senior Subcontracts Administrator Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory mggrausz@lbl.gov

(510) 486-6618

OVERVIEW & BACKGROUND

The Advanced Light Source (ALS) is a United States Department of Energy funded synchrotron facility that provides users from around the world access to the brightest beams of soft x-rays, together with hard x-rays and infrared, for scientific research and technology development in a wide range of disciplines.

ALS-U is the project name for a planned upgrade of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Berkeley Lab that will endow the ALS with revolutionary x-ray capabilities. The ALS has been a global leader in soft x-ray science for more than two decades. Recent accelerator physics breakthroughs now enable the production of highly focused beams of soft x-ray light that are up to 1000 times brighter than that of the existing ALS. Applying this technology at the ALS will help us to better understand and develop the new materials and chemical systems needed to advance our energy, economic, and national security needs in the 21st century, securing the United States’ world scientific leadership for decades to come.

The upgraded ALS will occupy the same facility as the current ALS, replacing the existing electron storage ring and leveraging $500 million in existing ALS infrastructure and experimental systems. The new ring will use powerful, compact magnets arranged in a dense, circular array called a multibend achromat (MBA) lattice. In combination with other improvements to the accelerator complex, the new facility will provide bright, steady beams of high-energy light to probe matter with unprecedented detail.

The improved capabilities of the upgraded ALS will enable transformative science that cannot be performed on any existing or planned light source in the world. This new science includes 3D imaging with nanometer-scale spatial resolution and measurement of spontaneous nanoscale processes with time scales extending from minutes to nanoseconds—all with sensitivity to chemical, electronic, and magnetic properties. Moreover, the beam’s high coherence will enable new classes of optical techniques that will provide the groundbreaking sensitivity and precision needed to detect the faintest traces of elements and subtle electrochemical interactions on the scale of nanometers.

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The upgraded ALS is designed to be unsurpassed by any currently envisioned technology and will enable world leading soft x-ray science for years to come. In June 2016, DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC) released the recommendations of the BES Facility Upgrade Prioritization Subcommittee, whose report deemed the ALS-U project “absolutely central” to contribute to world leading science and “ready to initiate construction”—the highest possible ratings in the prioritization process. In September 2016 DOE initiated the ALS-U project by approving its “mission need” and assigning it critical decision CD-0, the first milestone in making ALS-U a reality. In September 2018 DOE approved the critical decision CD-1 which established the conceptual design and the cost range of the project. The project team is currently working towards completing of the preliminary design phase. In November 2022 the project achieved CD-3 approval to initiate construction.

The ALS-U project includes a package of new and upgraded insertion device beamlines that are intended to leverage the enormous gains in coherent brightness provided by the new source. These beamlines have been developed with extensive input from the ALS scientific community and the final.

The package consists of two new beamlines, and upgrades to two existing beamlines that will entail replacement of all the major optical components and diagnostics.

SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of work for this RFI encompasses the design and fabrication of vacuum chambers that meet LBNL’s shielding requirements to ensure the protection of personnel from synchrotron radiation. The minimum stainless steel equivalent thickness is:

● For direct radiation in white-beam: >19 mm, or >2 mm of tungsten

● For indirect radiation in white-beam: >6 mm

● For direct radiation in pink-beam: >5 mm

● For indirect radiation in pink-beam: >1 mm

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The slit’s blades must meet the requirements for direct radiation, in the direction of beam propagation.

All components of the vacuum chambers must meet the requirements for indirect radiation.

Commercial components and bellows must be enclosed to ensure proper shielding. Alternatively, the subcontractor may opt for internal port covers, as shown in the figure below.

These covers create a 'labyrinth' structure that can shield against scattered synchrotron radiation. It's important to note that welds are not credited for radiation shielding; therefore, require special considerations. Direct lines of sight through the weld from the optic to the outside should be avoided, for example, as illustrated in the figure, using 'labyrinth' welds rather than corner or butt welds.

Achieving the coherence preservation and performance goals of the ALS-U project beamlines will require outstanding performance from all beamline components. Furthermore, the ALS as a facility is subject to significant constraints, such as seismic stability and limited floor space, that are uncommon at other facilities and that may significantly impact the design requirements for beamline components.

To this end we are seeking information on:

I. The as-built performance of existing commercial designs for major beamline components II. The capabilities of vendors to manufacture, assemble, test, deliver, and install beamline diagnostics in the required volumes and to the required tolerances, budgets, and schedule.

III. The willingness and potential for vendors to customize their existing designs to meet the unique requirements of ALS-U. This may include incorporating major modifications required by ALS-U, or integrating discrete sub-components or sub-systems provided by ALS-U. Modification or miniaturization of existing designs may also be required to improve their performance, reduce their footprint, or increase seismic stability.

IV. Pricing information for budgetary purposes.

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LBNL requests that all items I through IV above be addressed in your response to this RFI.

Information gathering may take the following forms and will involve exchange of data and models in both directions:

I. Sharing test and performance data on as-built hardware. This may include factory tests or data acquired during testing, commissioning, or operation at customer facilities

II. Sharing of CAD models to allow the volumetric footprint of proposed designs to be evaluated within the tight spatial constraints of the ALS

III. Sharing of CAD models for the purposes of engineering analysis (e.g. thermal, vibrational, or seismic stability)

IV. Sharing of CAD models to facilitate discussion of proposed improvements and of internal and external interfaces with other components and subsystems

V. Site visits to facilitate focused discussions

ALS-U BEAMLINE SCOPE

The upgraded beamlines will include the following major beamline components:

COSMIC, an upgraded soft X-ray beamline with one branch o Frontend components including apertures, PS/PSS, whitebeam slits and diagnostics o One high heat load mirror assembly that may be water or LN cooled.

o One soft X-ray monochromator, this may incorporate an LN cooled premirror o One adaptive optic capable of fast feedback o Diagnostics, slits, feedback systems, and viewing screens

MAESTRO, an upgraded soft X-ray beamline with two branches o Frontend components including apertures, PS/PSS, whitebeam slits and diagnostics o One high heat load mirror assembly that may be water or LN cooled.

o One soft X-ray monochromator, this may incorporate an LN cooled premirror o Two or three adaptive optics capable of fast feedback o Diagnostics, slits, feedback systems, and viewing screens

LBNL is looking for prospective vendors to provide information on the following:

1. Pink beam slits (COSMIC-U and MAESTRO-U).

a. Performance requirements as listed (see table 4)

b. Conventional slit blades: Tungsten (see tables 4)

c. Active water cooling for thermal management

d. Motorized and encoded translation of HDS (horizontally defining slits and VDS (vertically defining slits)

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e. Temperature monitoring at each blade

f. Electrical isolation of each blade

g. Charge collection capabilities at each blade

h. Mechanical stage and granite support

2. Pink beam diagnostic screens (COSMIC-U and MAESTRO-U).

a. Performance requirements as listed (see table 6)

b. Screen: CVD diamond (see tables 6)

c. Active water cooling for thermal management

d. Motorized and encoded translation of the CVD diamond screen

e. Temperature monitoring of the screen

f. Shared Stage, granite support with pink beam slit

3. White beam slit (COSMIC-U).

a. Performance requirements as listed (see table 5)

b. Conventional slit blades: Tungsten or Copper (see table 5)

c. Active water cooling

d. Temperature monitoring at each blade

e. Motorized translation of HDS (horizontally defining slits and VDS (vertically defining slits)

f. Electrical isolation of each blade

g. Charge collection capabilities at each blade

h. Mechanical stage

4. Hoisting/rigging provisions

5. Fiducial sockets as indicated (see table 8)

6. Patch panel for: motors, limit switches, thermocouples and encoders

7. 3-D models for CAD integration

8. Controls compatibility: EPICS and/or LabVIEW.

9. Vacuum ports (see table 9)

10. Space envelope (see attached interface drawings)

11. Radiation shielding (See attached Memo)

12. Budgetary estimates for the complete systems described in 1,2&3.

13. Quantity of slits for section 1: 2X.

14. Quantity of slits for section 2: 2X.

15. Quantity of slits for section 3: 1X.

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a) COSMIC b) MAESTRO c)

Figure 1. Pink beam slits & screens across ALS-U beamlines.

Table 1. COSMIC-U Beam characteristics (250 – 2500 eV), pink beam.

Device Beam Size (mm, 6σ, on axis) Peak Power Density (W/mm2) Peak Power (W) Pink beam slit, AP102 1.83 – 6.41 2.11 50.4 Pink beam screen, DIAG102 1.84 – 6.45 1.47 50.4

Table 2. MAESTRO-U Beam characteristics (60 – 600 eV), pink beam

Device Beam Size (mm, 6σ, on axis) Peak Power Density (W/mm2) Peak Power (W) Pink beam slit, AP201 1.94 – 7.31 1.10 48.0 Pink beam screen, DIAG201 1.96 – 7.39 0.76 48.0

Table 3. COSMIC-U Beam characteristics (250 – 2500 eV), white beam.

Device Beam Size (mm, 6σ, on axis) Peak Power Density (W/mm2) Peak Power k(W)

White beam slit, AP101 1.14 – 3.93 20.5 1.2

Table 4. Pink beam slit system performance requirements.

Slit Opening 0 - 25 mm Blade Overlap 5 mm Position Repeatability 91.3 µm Position Resolution 18.3 µm Vibration Stability (> 10Hz RMS) 45.7 µm Blade Material Tungsten or Copper - Blade Edge Surface finish < 0.5 µm RMS Blade Body Surface finish < 10 µm RMS Straightness < 5 µm Parallelism < 20 µm over 20 mm

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Vertical Position Adjustment (stage) +/- 10 mm Transverse Position Adjustment (stage) +/- 10 mm Translation Adjustment Resolution (stage) < 20 µm Pitch, Roll & Yaw Adjustments (stage) +/- 2 Deg.

Angular Adjustment Resolution (stage) < 1 mrad

Table 5. White beam slit system requirements.

Slit Opening 0 – 50 mm Blade Overlap 10 mm Position Repeatability 57.0 µm Position Resolution 11.4 µm Vibration Stability (> 10Hz RMS) 28.5 µm Blade Material Tungsten or Copper - Blade Edge Surface finish < 0.2 µm Blade Body Surface finish < 10 µm RMS Straightness 2 - 5 over 65 mm µm/mm Parallelism < 0.4 over 50 mm µm/mm

Table 6. Pink beam screen system performance requirements.

Scintillator Diamond CVD Doped with nitrogen or boron Scintillator thickness 15 - 20 µm Scintillator optical area 15 x 15 mm2 Graphitized reticules on scintillator - - Scintillating screen held at angle relative to beam 45 Deg. (see figure 2) Position Repeatability 91.9 µm Position Resolution 18.4 µm Vibration Stability (> 10Hz RMS) 46.0 µm Field of View 15 × 15 mm × mm Estimated Working distance 120 mm Spatial resolution 6.4 µm Frame rate 291 fps Interface GigE or USB 3.0 * Mono/Color Mono *

Table 7. Electrical Requirements for Slit & Screen System.

Absolute encoder at each axis - - Electrical Isolation of each Blade - - Homing Limit Switches for Each Axis - - Charge Collection Capabilities at Each Blade - -

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Table 8. Mechanical Requirements for Slit & Screens.

Cooling: Water Cooling Velocity < 4.0 m/s Temperature monitoring at each blade with TCs - - Temperature monitoring for the diamond CVD - - Fiducial sockets on chamber’s exterior (as required), to allow for position referencing of slit blades and screens

- Hey’s Nest Fiducial Post

- Compact Fiducial Post

- 27K813

- 29E064

Granite Support Block

- Density: 2,900 to 3,200 kg.m-3

- Thermal conductivity:

2.3 to 2.8 W.m-1 .K-1

- CTE: 4.5 6.5 ppm.C-1

Zimbabwe, Black

Vertical Position Adjustment (stage) +/- 10 mm Transverse Position Adjustment (stage) +/- 10 mm Translation Adjustment Resolution (stage) < 20 µm Pitch, Roll & Yaw Adjustments (stage) +/- 2 Deg.

Angular Adjustment Resolution (stage) < 1 mrad

Table 9. Vacuum Requirements and ports.

UHV Pressure 0.5 nTorr Pink beam slit/screen ports:

1x UHV Vacuum Port (NEG/Ion Pump) DN100CF SAES NEXTorr Z-1000-10 - 1 1x Angle valve DN63CF 54036-GE02 VAT for roughing 1x Burst disk DN40CF BDA-133-ASME MDC 1x Pirani gauge DN40CF 103170034SH MKS 1x Cold cathode gauge DN40CF 104220008 MKS 1x spare DN40CF - White beam slit ports:

1x UHV Vacuum Port (NEG/Ion Pump) DN100CF SAES NEXTorr Z-1000-10 - 1 1x Angle valve DN63CF 54036-GE02 VAT for roughing 1x Burst disk DN40CF BDA-133-ASME MDC 1x Pirani gauge DN40CF 103170034SH MKS 1x Cold cathode gauge DN40CF 104220008 MKS 1x spare DN40CF -

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Figure 2. Pink beam Diagnostic screen.

ENCLOSURES

There are six documents provided in support of this RFI.

• AL-1595-2995, Revision B, Dated 05/25/2023

• AL-1595-3099, Revision B, Dated 05/26/2023

• AL-1595-3412, Revision B, Dated 05/25/2023

• 27K813, Revision C, Dated 07/12/2018

• 29E064, Revision C, Dated 07/01/2019

• Radiation Shielding Requirements Memo, Dated 05/07/2024

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