DIPAC2011 - List of Keywords (heavy-ion)

Paper	Title	Other Keywords	Page
MOPD16	Advanced Digital Signal Processing for Effective Beam Position Monitoring	synchrotron, antiproton, monitoring, proton	74
	D.A. Liakin ITEP, Moscow, Russia P. Forck, K. Lang, R. Singh GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
	A latest experience in digital signal processing of BPM data obtained in synchrotrons of ITEP and GSI is discussed. The data in ITEP was collected by BPM processor prototype while the SIS18 in GSI uses a renovated digital system. Due to different concept of BPM architectures on those facilities it is possible to compare algorithms oriented to certain hardware. Several algorithms of position detection are compared to each other. Performances of ‘collective’ and partly distributed algorithms are estimated. Data reduction methods and visualization solutions are considered. Finally low- and wideband data evaluation for longitudinal phase space is presented.
	Poster MOPD16 [13.416 MB]

MOPD53	Scintillation Screen Investigations for High Energy Heavy Ion Beams at GSI	ion, radiation, target, background	170
	P. Forck, C.A. Andre, F. Becker, R. Haseitl, A. Reiter, B. Walasek-Höhne GSI, Darmstadt, Germany W. Ensinger, K. Renuka TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
	Funding: Funded by the German Ministry of Science (BMBF) under contract No. 06DA9026 Various scintillation screens were irradiated with high energy ion beams as extracted from the GSI synchrotron SIS18. Their imaging properties were studied with the goal to achieve a precise transverse profile determination. Scintillation images were characterized with respect to the light yield and statistical moments of the light distribution i.e. imaged beam width and shape. To study the scintillation properties over a wide range of intensities a 300 MeV/u Uranium ion beam with 10⁴ to 10⁹ particles per pulse was applied. Sensitive scintillators, namely CsI:Tl, YAG:Ce, P43 and Ce-doped glass were investigated for lower beam currents. Ceramics like Al₂O₃, Al₂O₃:Cr, ZrO₂:Y and ZrO₂:Mg as well as Herasil-glass were studied up to the maximum beam currents. For the various screens remarkable differences have been observed, e.g. the recorded profile width varies by nearly a factor of two. The obtained results serve as a basis for an appropriate choice of scintillator materials, which have to cope with the diversity of ion species and intensities at FAIR.
	Poster MOPD53 [1.897 MB]

MOPD60	Beam Induced Fluorescence (BIF) Monitors as a Standard Operating Tool	controls, ion, photon, diagnostics	185
	C.A. Andre, F. Becker, H. Bräuning, P. Forck, R. Haseitl, R. Lonsing, B. Walasek-Höhne GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
	For high current operation at the GSI Heavy Ion UNILAC non intercepting methods for transverse beam profile determination are required. The Beam Induced Fluorescence (BIF) Monitor, an optical measurement device based on the observation of fluorescent light emitted by excited gas molecules was brought to routine operation. Detailed investigations were conducted for various beam parameters to improve the electronics and the optical setup. Up to now, four BIF monitor stations (for detection of both, horizontal and vertical beam profiles) were installed at UNILAC and two additional setups are planned. This contribution reports on first upgrades of the BIF monitors with a Siemens PLC for FESA-based slow controls and hardware protection procedures. The versatile control and display software ProfileView is presented as an easy-to-use and stable beam diagnostic tool for the GSI operating team.
	Poster MOPD60 [3.060 MB]

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MOPD16

Advanced Digital Signal Processing for Effective Beam Position Monitoring

synchrotron, antiproton, monitoring, proton

74

D.A. Liakin
ITEP, Moscow, Russia
P. Forck, K. Lang, R. Singh
GSI, Darmstadt, Germany

A latest experience in digital signal processing of BPM data obtained in synchrotrons of ITEP and GSI is discussed. The data in ITEP was collected by BPM processor prototype while the SIS18 in GSI uses a renovated digital system. Due to different concept of BPM architectures on those facilities it is possible to compare algorithms oriented to certain hardware. Several algorithms of position detection are compared to each other. Performances of ‘collective’ and partly distributed algorithms are estimated. Data reduction methods and visualization solutions are considered. Finally low- and wideband data evaluation for longitudinal phase space is presented.

Poster MOPD16 [13.416 MB]

MOPD53

Scintillation Screen Investigations for High Energy Heavy Ion Beams at GSI

ion, radiation, target, background

170

P. Forck, C.A. Andre, F. Becker, R. Haseitl, A. Reiter, B. Walasek-Höhne
GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
W. Ensinger, K. Renuka
TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Funding: Funded by the German Ministry of Science (BMBF) under contract No. 06DA9026
Various scintillation screens were irradiated with high energy ion beams as extracted from the GSI synchrotron SIS18. Their imaging properties were studied with the goal to achieve a precise transverse profile determination. Scintillation images were characterized with respect to the light yield and statistical moments of the light distribution i.e. imaged beam width and shape. To study the scintillation properties over a wide range of intensities a 300 MeV/u Uranium ion beam with 10⁴ to 10⁹ particles per pulse was applied. Sensitive scintillators, namely CsI:Tl, YAG:Ce, P43 and Ce-doped glass were investigated for lower beam currents. Ceramics like Al₂O₃, Al₂O₃:Cr, ZrO₂:Y and ZrO₂:Mg as well as Herasil-glass were studied up to the maximum beam currents. For the various screens remarkable differences have been observed, e.g. the recorded profile width varies by nearly a factor of two. The obtained results serve as a basis for an appropriate choice of scintillator materials, which have to cope with the diversity of ion species and intensities at FAIR.

Poster MOPD53 [1.897 MB]

MOPD60

Beam Induced Fluorescence (BIF) Monitors as a Standard Operating Tool

controls, ion, photon, diagnostics

185

C.A. Andre, F. Becker, H. Bräuning, P. Forck, R. Haseitl, R. Lonsing, B. Walasek-Höhne
GSI, Darmstadt, Germany

For high current operation at the GSI Heavy Ion UNILAC non intercepting methods for transverse beam profile determination are required. The Beam Induced Fluorescence (BIF) Monitor, an optical measurement device based on the observation of fluorescent light emitted by excited gas molecules was brought to routine operation. Detailed investigations were conducted for various beam parameters to improve the electronics and the optical setup. Up to now, four BIF monitor stations (for detection of both, horizontal and vertical beam profiles) were installed at UNILAC and two additional setups are planned. This contribution reports on first upgrades of the BIF monitors with a Siemens PLC for FESA-based slow controls and hardware protection procedures. The versatile control and display software ProfileView is presented as an easy-to-use and stable beam diagnostic tool for the GSI operating team.

Poster MOPD60 [3.060 MB]