The cluster-jet target assembly and several other parts of the vacuum
system have gone through a major reconstruction to fulfill the needs o
f some approved physics experiments in the ring. Specially designed No
n-Evaporable Getter (NEG) pump modules have been developed and install
ed in the electron cooler. To cope with the heavy gas load from a hydr
ogen pellet target, which is now being developed, further NEG modules
are considered, combined with cryopumps for differential pumping aroun
d the pellet target.