A magnetically driven piston pump for ultra-clean applications

Abstract

A magnetically driven piston pump for xenon gas recirculation is presented. The pump is designed to satisfy extreme purity and containment requirements, as is appropriate for the recirculation of isotopically enriched xenon through the purification system and large liquid xenon time projection chamber of EXO-200. The pump, using sprung polymer gaskets, is capable of pumping more than 16 standard liters per minute of xenon gas with 750 Torr differential pressure. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3653391]

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Keywords
pistons, pumps, DOUBLE-BETA DECAY, Instruments & Instrumentation, Physics, Applied, Physics
Citation
LePort, F., et al. (2011): A Magnetically Driven Piston Pump for Ultra-Clean Applications. Review of Scientific Instruments, 82(10). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3653391