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At the ESRF, the use of NEG-coated narrow gap chambers for insertion device (ID) straight sections has become the standard choice for in-air IDs. A total of 25 chambers have been installed at different times in the ring, with 19 being installed as of Jan 2006, for a total length of 82 m. The vacuum performance has been excellent for all but one of them. It has been found that the now standard "10mm" design, i.e. a 5 m-long, 57x8 mm2 ellipse, is compatible with the multi-bunch operation at 200 mA. Runs at higher currents, performed in preparation of current upgrades, have gone smoothly. During 2005, a 3.5 m-long prototype of a chamber suited for installation in the achromat part of the lattice has been installed in the ring. It was characterized by a much smaller cross-section (30x20 mm2, HxV) as compared to a standard chamber (74x33 mm2, HxV), and by the absence of three lumped pumps, replaced by the NEG-coating. The data taken during a full run have been extremely encouraging, to the point of considering the adoption of a similar design for a future upgrade of the storage ring lattice and vacuum system. A status report will be given, alongside with a discussion of future plans.
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