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This is how our system interacts with the larger PISCES rig. This is a 12" conflat flange which has had three 2.75" conflats and one 6" conflat welded to it. The 2.75" flanges are used for other instruments while the 6" flange is what is used to mount the manipulator. This flange will be permanently mounted to the rig with only the 6" flange being removed to allow for maintenance.

This adapts the 6" conflat on the main flange to the 4" mount on the manipulator. The 4" side will be perminatly mounted to the 4" mount on the manipulator. This adaptor is necessary to allow for full bench assembly. Because the Instrument Assembly is a larger diameter than the hole in a 4" flange the adaptor allows us to use the 6" flange which is large enough for the instrument assembly to go through.

This assembly passes through the Manipulator and mounts to the instrument assembly. The top flange is rotatable to allow for alignment of the scintillator. It also has two water tubes welded into it to allow for water cooling to pass through. There is also a welded passthrough to allow for the Faraday Cup cables.

Here is where the scintillator and faraday cup gets mounted. The bottom has a water cooled block that prevents overheating while the plasma is on.