DocumentCode
1157480
Title
Computer control for a particle beam accelerator
Author
Laycak, John F., Jr.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
Volume
36
Issue
5
fYear
1989
fDate
10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1616
Lastpage
1618
Abstract
A computer control system that was developed for a large particle beam accelerator is described. The system is composed of a series of VAX computers, programmable controllers, and graphics operator consoles. Unique to the software design is the ability to reconfigure rapidly the operator´s view of the machine as well as the associated control logic used whenever a new physics experiment is implemented. The discussion covers the hardware and software configuration of the system, the features of the operator console, and the graphics panel edits
Keywords
beam handling techniques; nuclear electronics; physics computing; VAX computers; computer control system; graphics operator consoles; graphics panel edits; hardware; particle beam accelerator; programmable controllers; software configuration; Acceleration; Computer graphics; Control systems; Logic design; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Physics; Programmable control; Reconfigurable logic; Software design;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.41095
Filename
41095
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