The Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the Argonne National Laboratory is a national synchrotron-radiation research facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Using high-brilliance x-ray beams from the APS, an international community of scientists conducts forefront basic and applied research in the fields of material science, biological science, physics, chemistry, environmental, geophysical and planetary science.

The 1.1-km circumference APS facility consists of several major subsystems including magnets, vacuum chambers, radio-frequency cavities, diagnostics instrumentation, x-ray absorbers and apertures, and cooling water subsystems. Each of these subsystems contains hundreds of mechanical components that were designed and built by the Mechanical Operations and Maintenance Group of the APS Engineering Support Division. For more information on the mechanical/vacuum subsystems and group activities, please click on the appropriate link.
 

Mechanical, Water and Cryogenics Support

Vacuum, Pneumatics and Hutch door Support