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View SchemaControl System for the LEDA 6.7-MeV Proton Beam Halo Experiment
| Authors | L. A. Day, M. Pieck, D. Barr, K. U. Kasemir, B. A. Quintana, G. A. Salazar, M. W. Stettler |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0008182 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0008182 |
| Journal | eConf C000821 (2000) TUc15 |
Abstract
Measurement of high-power proton beam-halo formation is the ongoing scientific experiment for the Low Energy Demonstration Accelerator (LEDA) facility. To attain this measurement goal, a 52-magnet beam line containing several types of beam diagnostic instrumentation is being installed. The Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) and commercial software applications are presently being integrated to provide a real-time, synchronous data acquisition and control system. This system is comprised of magnet control, vacuum control, motor control, data acquisition, and data analysis. Unique requirements led to the development and integration of customized software and hardware. EPICS real-time databases, Interactive Data Language (IDL) programs, LabVIEW Virtual Instruments (VI), and State Notation Language (SNL) sequences are hosted on VXI, PC, and UNIX-based platforms which interact using the EPICS Channel Access (CA) communication protocol. Acquisition and control hardware technology ranges from DSP-based diagnostic instrumentation to the PLC-controlled vacuum system. This paper describes the control system hardware and software design, and implementation.
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"L. A. Day",
"M. Pieck",
"D. Barr",
"K. U. Kasemir",
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"G. A. Salazar",
"M. W. Stettler"
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"title": "Control System for the LEDA 6.7-MeV Proton Beam Halo Experiment",
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