Author: Wendt, M.
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TUPF03 Overview of the Geometrical Non-Linear Effects of Button BPMs and Methodology for Their Efficient Suppression 298
 
  • A.A. Nosych, U. Iriso, A. Olmos
    ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
  • M. Wendt
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  This paper describes an overview of the geometric non-linear effects common to beam position monitors (BPMs) installed in the accelerators and a methodology to correct for these effects. A typical characteristic curve of a pick-up is linear within a limited range from the BPM origin. At larger offsets the non-linearity of the curve is more pronounced and gets worse if the button diameter is small with respect to the beam pipe diameter. The general real-time linearization methods usually utilize linear correction combined with a simplistic polynomial, which may lead to inaccuracies in their limited application. We have developed a more rigorous methodology to suppress the non-linear effects of the BPMs through electromagnetic (EM) simulations and 2D fitting approximations. The focus is mainly on standard button pick-ups for the electron (ALBA) and proton machines (LHC).  
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WEIYB1 Direct (Under)Sampling vs Analog Downconversion for BPM Electronics 486
 
  • M. Wendt
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Digital signal processing by means of undersampling the analog signal has become a popular method for acquiring beam position monitor signals. This presentation discusses the technique and its principle limitations, presents today’s technical limits (e.g. in terms of performance of available ADCs), and provides an outlook for the future. It will also try to compare the technique with more tradition analog downmixing and signal processing methods.  
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