Title :
Design and development of the SNS ring vacuum instrumentation and control systems
Author :
Hseuh, H.C. ; Smart, L.A. ; Tang, J.Y.
Author_Institution :
Collider-Accelerator Dept., Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
BNL is undertaking the design, construction and commissioning of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) accumulator ring and the beam transport lines [1]. Ultrahigh vacuum of 10-9 Torr is required in the accumulator ring to minimize beam-gas ionization, a contributing factor to the e-p instability observed in a few high-intensity proton storage rings. All vacuum instrumentation must be capable of local and remote operation to achieve a reliable vacuum system, especially in this extremely high intensity accelerator. The design and development of the SNS ring vacuum instrumentation and control through the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) distributed real-time software tools are presented
Keywords :
proton accelerators; storage rings; vacuum control; vacuum measurement; EPICS distributed real-time software tools; Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System distributed real-time software tools; SNS ring vacuum instrumentation; Spallation Neutron Source; accumulator ring; beam transport lines; beam-gas ionization; ultrahigh vacuum; Control systems; Instruments; Ion accelerators; Ionization; Neutrons; Physics; Proton accelerators; Storage rings; Structural beams; Vacuum systems;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7191-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2001.986472
