DocumentCode
2885173
Title
Status of various sns diagnostic systems
Author
Blokland, W. ; Patton, J. ; Pelaia, T. ; Pennisi, T. ; Purcell, D. ; Sundaram, M.
Author_Institution
SNS, Oak Ridge
fYear
2007
fDate
25-29 June 2007
Firstpage
2658
Lastpage
2660
Abstract
The spallation neutron source (SNS) accelerator systems are ramping up to deliver a 1.0 GeV, 1.4 MW proton beam to a liquid mercury target for neutron scattering research. Enhancements or additions have been made to several instrument systems to support the ramp up in intensity, improve reliability, and/or add functionality. The beam current monitors now support increased rep rates, the Harp system now includes charge density calculations for the target, and a new system has been created to collect data for the beam accounting and present the data over the web and to the operator consoles. The majority of the SNS beam instruments are PC-based and their configuration files are now managed through the Oracle relational database. A new version for the wire scanner software was developed to add features to correlate the scan with beam loss, parking in the beam, and measuring the longitudinal beam current. This software is currently being tested. This paper also includes data from the selected instruments.
Keywords
beam handling equipment; beam handling techniques; particle beam diagnostics; proton beams; proton sources; Harp system; Oracle relational database; SNS diagnostic systems; Spallation Neutron Source accelerator systems; beam accounting; beam current monitors; beam loss; electron volt energy 1.0 GeV; liquid mercury target; longitudinal beam current; neutron scattering research; power 1.4 MW; proton beam; wire scanner software; Current measurement; Instruments; Loss measurement; Neutron spin echo; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Relational databases; Software measurement; Software testing; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE
Conference_Location
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0916-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAC.2007.4440373
Filename
4440373
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