Topics

• To bridge the gap between complicated technical literature and practical requirements, to provide guidance in the field of vacuum technology, and to demonstrate relevant methods fo
• Fundamentals of vacuum science and technology
• Introduction to vacuum gas dynamics
• Pumping technologies from rough vacuum to XHV (including NEG)
• Vacuum instrumentation: gauges, RGAs, metrology and diagnostics
• Materials, seals, leak detection and chamber design
• Clean vacuum and contamination control
• Applications: plasma-based thin films and surface characterisation
  
  
• Hands-on laboratory training and pump service
• Final group projects, technical discussion
  
  
• Facility visits at KIT laboratories

Technical Tour - Visit of KIT large-scale vacuum facilities

The technical tour is a key component of the vacuum school, offering exclusive insights into outstanding large-scale research facilities at KIT. The tour starts at Building 402, directly at the seminar room of the Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP), where all lectures take place.

Tour highlights:

• KATRIN spectrometer hall with the associated Tritium Laboratory Karlsruhe (TLK) – a world-leading facility in precision vacuum technology
  KARA synchrotron accelerator – a state-of-the-art infrastructure for accelerator and vacuum research
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  The tour consists of two sessions of 105 minutes each, including a coffee break.
  Due to the number of participants, the tour will be organized in multiple groups with staggered starting points along the route.

location - venue

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Institute for Astro-Particle Physics (IAP)
Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

• On the outskirts of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Easily reachable by plane (Franfurt or Stuttgart airport), train to Karlsruhe and by car

The IUVSTA Vacuum School will be hosted at KIT Campus North in Karlsruhe, Germany — one of Europe’s leading large-scale research sites with advanced laboratory infrastructure.

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a top German research university and member of the Helmholtz Association, internationally recognised for excellence in engineering and applied sciences.

Karlsruhe is a vibrant science and technology city in southwest Germany, close to France, offering excellent connectivity and a strong academic environment.

The federal state of Baden-Württemberg is one of Europe’s most innovative high-tech regions, renowned for engineering excellence and close industry–research collaboration.

Accommodations

Participants that would like to stay at the hotel, has to make their own reservation.

Rooms have been reserved at the following two hotels

• AAAA Hotelwelt Kübler
• Erbprinzenhof

under the rabatt-code “DVG-IUVSTA-Schools” for a special rate of €90 per night, including breakfast.

Both hotels are located in downtown Karlsruhe and are not far from each other.

A shuttle bus runs between the hotels and the event venue at KIT in the mornings and evenings.

Dinners and the social program (welcome mixer, welcome reception, banquet) will take place at the Badisches Brauhaus, the restaurant affiliated with the AAAA Hotelwelt Kübler.

Address / Contact

Address:

Office of the German Vacuum Society (DVG e.V.)
c/o Institute for Surface and Coating Technology (IFOS GmbH)
Trippstadter Str. 120
67663 Kaiserslautern

Contact:

Office Director:
Dr. Michael Wahl
Phone: +49 631 205-73-3333
Email: wahl@dvg-online.org