Unix Data Acquisition System

Author

Kourbanis, I. ; Peggs, S. ; Satogata, T. ; Tsironis, G. ; Bourianoff, G.

Author_Institution

Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

6-9 May 1991

Firstpage

1302

Abstract

The Unix Data Acquisition System (UDAS) is a Fermilab-based prototype for online data acquisition and analysis. The system employs a shared memory approach for the storage and accessibility of the large set of data (approximately 0.5 Megasamples) it is capable of handling. It is used to analyze turn-by-turn data obtained through two beam position monitors of the Fermilab main ring. The data are digitized with a LeCroy 810 fast waveform digitizer. The system was used to obtain a continuous tune measurement in a single main ring cycle after applying a noise signal (white noise or a chirp signal) to the beam through the main ring slow dampers.<>

Keywords

Unix; data acquisition; nuclear electronics; particle beam diagnostics; physics computing; Fermilab main ring; Fermilab-based prototype; LeCroy 810 fast waveform digitizer; UDAS; Unix Data Acquisition System; beam position monitors; chirp signal; continuous tune measurement; main ring slow dampers; noise signal; online data acquisition; shared memory approach; single main ring cycle; storage; turn-by-turn data; white noise; Clocks; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Hardware; Instruments; Laboratories; Packaging; Prototypes; Timing; White noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1991.164614

Filename

164614