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@InProceedings{antoniazzi:icalepcs2019-mopha008,
author = {L. Antoniazzi and A. Baldo and M.G. Giacchini and A. Jokinen and A. Marqueta and M. Montis},
title = {{LIPAc RFQ Control System Lessons Learned}},
booktitle = {Proc. ICALEPCS'19},
pages = {200--204},
paper = {MOPHA008},
language = {english},
keywords = {rfq, controls, EPICS, vacuum, operation},
venue = {New York, NY, USA},
series = {International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems},
number = {17},
publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland},
month = {08},
year = {2020},
issn = {2226-0358},
isbn = {978-3-95450-209-7},
doi = {10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2019-MOPHA008},
url = {https://jacow.org/icalepcs2019/papers/mopha008.pdf},
note = {https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2019-MOPHA008},
abstract = {The Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc)* Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) will accelerate a 130 mA deuteron beam up to 5 MeV in continuous wave. Proton beam commissioning of RFQ cavity, together with Medium Energy Beam Transport Line (MEBT) and Diagnostics Plate, is now ongoing to characterize the accelerator behavior**. The RFQ Local Control System (LCS) was designed following the project guideline. It was partially assembled and verified during the RFQ power test in Italy***. The final system configuration was pre-assembled and tested in Europe, after that it was transferred to Japan, where it was installed, commissioned and integrated into LIPAc Central Control System (CCS) between November 2016 and July 2017, when the RFQ Radio Frequency (RF) conditioning started****. Now the RFQ LCS has been running for 2 years. During this time, especially in the initial period, the system required several adjustments and modifications to its functionality and interface, together with assistance and instructions to the operation team. This paper will try to collect useful lessons learned coming from this experience.},
}