Experience with photomultiplier base beam loss monitors (PMBLM) at the Low Energy Demonstration Accelerator (LEDA)

Author

Sellyey, W.C. ; Gilpatrick, J.D. ; Marroquin, P.S. ; Gruchalla, M.

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1315

Abstract

LEDA is presently configured for investigating space charge induce halo formation . A total of seven PMBLM units are placed along the transport between the RFQ and the beam dump. Each PMBLM consist of a 5 cm diameter by 1.25 cm thick CsI(Tl) scintillation crystals attached to 5 cm diameter 10 or 11 stage photomultiplier (PM). The voltages to the PM´s are adjustable thus giving the system a wide dynamic range. Approximately 200 ft. of cable carries the output current to a transimpedance amplifier outside the high radiation area. The system bandwidth is about 170 kHz thus allowing the observation of 1 μs rise time constant signals. After further processing the PMBLM signals are presented to A/D´s in a VXI crate for data acquisition by the EPICS control system. Beam loss fast protect signals are also generated. This paper will discuss the motivation, design and operational experience with this PMBLM system

Keywords

computerised control; particle beam diagnostics; photomultipliers; physics computing; solid scintillation detectors; CsI(Tl) scintillator; CsI:Tl; EPICS; LEDA; Low Energy Demonstration Accelerator; VXI crate; bandwidth; calibration; data acquisition; photomultiplier base beam loss monitors; rise time constant; software; space charge induce halo; transimpedance amplifier; Bandwidth; Control systems; Crystals; Data acquisition; Dynamic range; Photomultipliers; Protection; Signal processing; Space charge; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7191-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2001.986665

Filename

986665