DocumentCode
408944
Title
Global beam-based alignment method
Author
Terebilo, A.
Author_Institution
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA, USA
Volume
4
fYear
2003
fDate
12-16 May 2003
Firstpage
2255
Abstract
This paper presents an algorithm for orbit centering in the quadrupole magnets developed specifically for the early commissioning stage of SPEAR3 light source. During commissioning many factors can reduce the effectiveness of simpler beam-based alignment techniques. Our method is more tolerant towards inaccurate optics model, undetected large alignment errors, systematic errors and faults in the BPM system.
Keywords
accelerator magnets; beam handling techniques; commissioning; electron accelerators; particle beam diagnostics; physics computing; storage rings; BPM system; SPEAR3 light source; alignment errors; early commissioning stage; faults; global beam-based alignment method; optics model; orbit centering; quadrupole magnets; systematic errors; Computer errors; Data mining; Extraterrestrial measurements; Least squares approximation; Linear particle accelerator; Magnets; Optical propagation; Particle accelerators; Physics computing; Storage rings;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the
ISSN
1063-3928
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7738-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAC.2003.1289083
Filename
1289083
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