Charles Hetzel
Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA
Biography
Charles Hetzel has held the title of Lead Project Engineer for a design and manufacturing organization which produced automated industrial machinery prior to joining NSLS-II. Upon joining the NSLS-2 project he was responsible for the design, procurement and fabrication of the storage ring vacuum chambers including the integration of these chambers into the magnet-girder assemblies and final installation in the storage ring tunnel. He also managed the production of the rf shielded bellows for interconnecting the storage ring vacuum chambers as well as the photon absorbers which protect critical components. He took over as the Vacuum Group Leader at NSLS-2 in 2014 and continues to resource plan and schedule major installation efforts. Most recent efforts are focused on the design and development of a thin film coating system for ceramic vacuum chambers.
Abstract
Abstract : Ceramics in particle accelerators