Title :
Upgrades to the Fermilab flying wire systems
Author :
Zagel, J. ; Hahn, A.A. ; Jackson, G. ; Johnson, T. ; Martin, K. ; Misek, J. ; Wang, X.Q. ; Ye, W.
Author_Institution :
Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL, USA
Abstract :
Flying wire systems have been installed in the Fermilab main ring, Tevatron, booster, and accumulator to measure the transverse beam profiles. During the recent shut down, many improvements were incorporated to increase the reliability of the hardware, software, and data obtained from their operation. These improvements include adding a double fork to the Tevatron systems, developing a new scintillator/photomultiplier tube combination, and a broken wire monitor. In addition an analysis of the motion control was performed to understand the frequent operational problems encountered. A complete test system has been assembled incorporating a laser to simulate the beam. It will serve as a test bed for new ideas and software development.<>
Keywords :
particle beam diagnostics; proton accelerators; synchrotrons; Fermilab flying wire systems; Fermilab main ring; Tevatron; accumulator; beam monitoring; booster; broken wire monitor; hardware; particle beam diagnostics; reliability; software; transverse beam profiles; Assembly systems; Hardware; Laser beams; Monitoring; Motion control; Performance analysis; Photomultipliers; Software testing; System testing; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1991. Accelerator Science and Technology., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0135-8
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1991.164571
