ICALEPCS2013 - List of Keywords (synchrotron)

Paper	Title	Other Keywords	Page
MOPPC020	New Automated Control System at Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source Based on SCADA System Citect	controls, electron, synchrotron-radiation, radiation	97
	Y.A. Fomin, V. Dombrovsky, Y.V. Efimov, E.V. Kaportsev, V. Korchuganov, Y.V. Krylov, K. Moseev, N.I. Moseiko, A.G. Valentinov NRC, Moscow, Russia A. Dorovatovsky, L.A. Moseiko RRC, Moscow, Russia
	The description of new automated control system of Kurchatov synchrotron radiation source which is realized at present time is presented in the paper. The necessity of automated control system modernization is explained by the equipment replacement in which we take state of art hardware decisions for facility control and increase the performances of facility control system. In particular, the number of control channels are increase, the processing and transmitting data speed are considerably increase and the requirements to measurement accuracy are become more strict. The paper presents the detailed description of all control levels (lower, server and upper) of new automated control system and integration of SCADA-system Citect into facility control system which provides the facility control, alarms notify, detailed reports preparation, acquisition and storage of historical data et al.

MOPPC078	TANGO Steps Toward Industry	TANGO, controls, software, site	277
	A. Götz, J.M. Chaize ESRF, Grenoble, France A. Delorme Gravit, Grenoble, France
	Funding: Gravit innovation Grenoble France. TANGO has proven its excellent reliability by controlling several huge scientific installations in a 24*7 mode. Even if it has originally been built for particle accelerators and scientific experiments, it can be used to control any equipment from small domestic applications to big industrial installations. In the last years the interest around TANGO has been growing and several industrial partners in Europe propose services for TANGO. The TANGO industrialization project aims to increase the visibility of the system fostering the economic activity around it. It promotes TANGO as an open-source flexible solution for controlling equipment as an alternative to proprietary SCADA systems. To achieve this goal several actions have been started, such as the development of an industrial demonstrator, better packaging, integrating OPC-UA and improving the communication around TANGO. The next step will be the creation of a TANGO software Foundation able to engage itself as a legal and economical partner for industry. This foundation will be funded by industrial partners, scientific institutes and grants. The goal is to foster and nurture the growing economic eco-system around TANGO.
	Poster MOPPC078 [4.179 MB]

MOPPC083	Managing by Objectives a Research Infrastructure	project-management, electron, free-electron-laser, laser	292
	M. Pugliese, F. Billè, D. Favretto, N. Guidi, M. Turcinovich Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
	Elettra () is a research center operating a research infrastrutcure with two light sources: a synchrotron radiation facility (Elettra) and a free electron laser (FERMI@Elettra). With the mission to promote cultural and socio economical growth of Italy and Europe through basic and applied research, technical and scientific training and technology transfer, few years ago it has adopted a balanced matrix organization. This paper describes the tools, techniques and practices we used to manage this change and the results obtained. We will describe the Virtual Unified Office (VUO) () based on the Project Management Institute (*) standards, that todays allow us to manage by objectives the whole research infrastructure and in particular, the integrated management of initiatives (projects, contracts, operating activities, staff commitments, skills, appointment letters and of the assessment procedures. We will also describe how the VUO integrates the various source of information to manage a set of company indicators and a balanced scorecard which allow us to execute the strategy. () http://www.elettra.eu () http://vuo.elettra.trieste.it (*) http://www.pmi.org
	Poster MOPPC083 [2.853 MB]

MOPPC107	RF-Generators Control Tools for Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source	controls, electron, synchrotron-radiation, radiation	359
	Y.V. Krylov RRC, Moscow, Russia Y.V. Efimov, Y.A. Fomin, E.V. Kaportsev, D. V. Konyakhin, K. Moseev, N.I. Moseiko, A. Vernov NRC, Moscow, Russia
	Now the technology equipment of the Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source (KSRS) is upgraded. At the same time, new equipment and software solutions for the control system are implemented. The KSRS main ring is the electron synchrotron with two 181 MHz RF-generators, their control system provides measurement of parameters of generation, regulation of tuning elements in wave guides and resonators, output of alarm messages. At the execution level the VME standard equipment is used. Server level is supported by Citect SCADA and the SQL historian server. The operator level of control system is implemented, as a PC local network. It allowed to expand number of measuring channels, to increase speed of processing and data transfers, to have on demand historical data with the big frequency of inquiry, and also to improve the accuracy of measurements. In article the control system structure by KSRS RF-generators, including the description of all levels of control is provided. Examples of implementation of the operator interface are given.
	Poster MOPPC107 [1.671 MB]

TUCOBAB05	A Rational Approach to Control System Development Projects That Incorporates Risk Management	controls, project-management, software, interface	513
	E. D. Matias CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
	Over the past year CLS has migrated towards a project management approach based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) guidelines as well as adopting an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program. Though these are broader organisational initiatives they do impact how controls systems and data acquisition software activities and planned, executed and integrated into larger scale projects. Synchrotron beamline development and accelerator upgrade projects have their own special considerations that require adaptation of the more standard techniques that are used. Our ERM processes integrate in two ways: (1) in helping to identify and prioritising those projects that we should be undertaking and (2) in helping identify risks that are internal to the project. These broader programs are resulting in us revising and improving processes we have in place for control and data acquisition system development and maintenance. This paper examines the approach we have adopted, our preliminary experience and our plans going forward.
	Slides TUCOBAB05 [0.791 MB]

TUMIB01	Using Prince2 and ITIL Practices for Computing Projects and Service Management in a Scientific Installation	project-management, controls, operation, status	517
	D.F.C. Fernández-Carreiras, G. Cuní, J. Klora, M. Martin, O. Matilla, A. Nardella, V. Prat, A. Pérez Font, D. Salvat CELLS-ALBA Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
	The conscientious project management during the installation is a key factor keeping the schedule and costs in specifications. Methodologies like Prince2 for project management or ITIL best practices for service management, supported by tools like Request Tracker, Redmine or Track, improve the communication between scientists and support groups, speed up the time to respond, and increase the satisfaction and quality perceived by the user. In the same way, during operation, some practices complemented with software tools, may increase substantially the quality of the service with the resources available. This paper describes the use of these processes and methodologies in a scientific installation such as the synchrotron Alba. It also evaluates the strengths and the risks associated to the implementation as well as the achievements and the failures, proposing some improvements.
	Slides TUMIB01 [1.043 MB]
	Poster TUMIB01 [7.037 MB]

TUMIB02	A Control System for the ESRF Synchrotron Radiation Therapy Clinical Trials	controls, software, radiation, synchrotron-radiation	521
	C. Nemoz, P. Berkvens, G. Berruyer, T. Brochard, H. Gonzalez, R. Hino, M. Renier ESRF, Grenoble, France J.F. Adam Université Joseph Fourier, Saint Martin d'Hères, France H. Elleaume INSERM, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, La Tronche, France
	The bio-medical beamline of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) located in Grenoble, France, has recently started the Phase I-II Stereotactic Synchrotron Radiation Therapy (SSRT) clinical trials targeting brain tumours. This very first SSRT protocol consists in a combined therapy where monochromatic X-rays are delivered to the tumour pre-loaded with high Z element. The challenges of this technique are the accurate positioning of the target tumour with respect to the beam and the precision of the dose delivery whilst fully assuring the patient safety. The positioning system used for previous angiography clinical trials has been adapted to this new modality. 3-D imaging is performed for positioning purpose to fit to the treatment planning. The control system of this experiment will be described from the hardware and software point of view with emphasis on the constraints imposed by the Patient Safety System.
	Slides TUMIB02 [0.839 MB]

TUMIB05	ANSTO, Australian Synchrotron, Metadata Catalogues and the Australian National Data Service	database, data-management, experiment, neutron	529
	N. Hauser, S. Wimalaratne ANSTO, Menai, Australia C.U. Felzmann SLSA, Clayton, Australia
	Data citation, management and discovery are important to ANSTO, the Australian Synchrotron and the scientists that use them. Gone are the days when raw data is written to a removable media and subsequently lost. The metadata catalogue *MyTardis is being used by both ANSTO and the Australian Synchrotron. Metadata is harvested from the neutron beam and X-ray instruments raw experimental files and catalogued in databases that are local to the facilities. The data is accessible via a web portal. Data policies are applied to embargo data prior to placing data in the public domain. Public domain data is published to the Australian Research Data Commons using the OAI-PMH standard. The Commons is run by the Australian National Data Service (ANDS), who was the project sponsor. The Commons is a web robot friendly site. ANDS also sponsors digital object identifiers (DOI) for deposited datasets, which allows raw data to now be a first class research output, allowing scientists that collect data to gain recognition in the same way as those who publish journal articles. Data is being discovered, cited, reused and collaborations initiated through the Commons.
	Slides TUMIB05 [1.623 MB]
	Poster TUMIB05 [1.135 MB]

TUPPC005	Implementation of an Overall Data Management at the Tomography Station at ANKA	experiment, TANGO, data-management, controls	558
	D. Haas, W. Mexner, H. Pasic, T. Spangenberg KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
	New technologies and research methods increase the complexity of data management at the beamlines of a synchrotron radiation facility. The diverse experimental data such as user and sample information, beamline status and parameters and experimental datasets, has to be interrelated, stored and provided to the user in a convenient way. The implementation of these requirements leads to challenges in fields of data life-cycle, storage, format and flow. At the tomography station at the ANKA a novel data management system has been introduced, representing a clearly structured and well organized data flow. The first step was to introduce the Experimental Coordination Service ECS, which reorganizes the measurement process and provides automatic linking of meta-, logging- and experimental-data. The huge amount of data, several TByte/week, is stored in NeXus files. These files are subsequently handled regarding storage location and life cycle by the WorkSpaceCreator development tool. In a further step ANKA will introduce the European single sign on system Umbrella and the experimental data catalogue ICAT as planned as the European standard solution in the PaNdata project.
	Poster TUPPC005 [1.422 MB]

TUPPC008	A New Flexible Integration of NeXus Datasets to ANKA by Fuse File Systems	software, detector, Linux, neutron	566
	W. Mexner, E. Iurchenko, H. Pasic, D. Ressmann, T. Spangenberg KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
	In the high data rate initiative (HDRI) german accelerator and neutron facilities of the Helmholtz Association agreed to use NeXus as a common data format. The synchrotron radiation source ANKA decided in 2012 to introduce NeXus as common data format for all beam lines. Nevertheless it is a challenging work to integrate a new data format in existing data processing work flows. Scientists rely on existing data evaluation kits which require specific data formats. To solve this obstacle, for linux a filesystem in userspace (FUSE) was developed, allowing to mount NeXus-Files as a filesystem. Easy in XML configurable filter rules allow a very flexible view to the data. Tomography data frames can be directly accessed as TIFF files by any standard picture viewer or scan data can be presented as a virtual ASCII file compatible to spec.

TUPPC112	GeoSynoptic Panel	database, radiation, synchrotron-radiation, storage-ring	840
	Ł. Żytniak, C.J. Bocchetta, P.P. Goryl, P. Pamula, A.I. Wawrzyniak, M. Zając Solaris, Kraków, Poland V.H. Hardion, D.P. Spruce MAX-lab, Lund, Sweden
	Funding: Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS at Jagiellonian University ul. Gronostajowa 7/P-1.6 30-387 Kraków Poland Solaris is a third generation Polish Synchrotron under construction at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Furthermore, National Synchrotron Radiation Center is member of the Tango Collaboration. The project is based on the 1.5 GeV storage ring being at the simultaneously built for the MAX IV project in Lund, Sweden. The Solaris project is a prime example of the benefits of use EU regional development funds and sharing of knowledge and resources for the rapid establishment of a national research infrastructure. The Solaris develops highly customizable and adaptable application called the GeoSynoptic Panel. Main goal of the GeoSynoptic Panel is to provide a graphical map of devices based on information stored in the Tango database. It is achieved by providing additional device/class properties which describe location and graphical components (such as icons and particular GUI window) related to a particular device or class . The application is expected to reduce time needed for preparation of synoptic applications for each individual (part of) machines or subsystems and to reduce effort related to debugging and change management.
	Poster TUPPC112 [19.249 MB]

TUPPC123	User Interfaces Development of Imaging Diagnostic Devices for the Taiwan Photon Source	EPICS, controls, LabView, GUI	871
	C.Y. Liao, Y.-S. Cheng, K.T. Hsu, C.H. Kuo, C.Y. Wu NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan
	Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) is a 3 GeV synchrotron light source which is being construction at campus of National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) in Taiwan. Many diagnostic devices are used for the implementation and will be deployed to assist commissioning and operating the TPS. The imaging diagnostics devices, includes screen monitor (SM), streak camera (SC), and intensified CCD (ICCD) are used and its user interfaces are plan to develop. Control of these applications is centered around EPICS IOC. The windows OS based system, such as SC and ICCD, are controlled respectively through the Matlab (combined with LabCA module) and LabVIEW (combined with DSC module) tools and share the data as EPICS PVs. The main user interfaces and data analysis are constructed by Matlab GUIDE toolbox. The progress of the plans will be summarized in this report.
	Poster TUPPC123 [1.518 MB]

WECOBA01	Algebraic Reconstruction of Ultrafast Tomography Images at the Large Scale Data Facility	data-analysis, framework, distributed, radiation	996
	X. Yang, T. Jejkal, H. Pasic, R. Stotzka, A. Streit, T. dos Santos Rolo, T. van de Kamp KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
	Funding: Kalsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Data Processing and Electronics; China Scholarship Council The ultrafast tomography system built up at the ANKA Synchrotron Light Source at KIT makes possible the study of moving biological objects with high temporal and spatial resolution. The resulting amounts of data are challenging in terms of reconstruction algorithm, automatic processing software and computing. The standard operated reconstruction method yields limited quality of reconstruction images due to much fewer projections obtained from the ultrafast tomography. Thus an algebraic reconstruction technique based on a more precise forward transform model and compressive sampling theory is investigated. It results in high quality images, but is computationally very intensive. For near real–time reconstruction, an automatic workflow is started after data ingest, processing a full volume data in parallel using the Hadoop cluster at the Large Scale Data Facility (LSDF) to reduce the computing time greatly. It will not only provide better reconstruction results but also higher data analysis efficiency to users. This study contributes to the construction of the fast tomography system at ANKA and will enhance its application in the fields of chemistry, biology and new materials.
	Slides WECOBA01 [1.595 MB]

WECOCB03	Development of a Front-end Data-Acquisition System with a Camera Link FMC for High-Bandwidth X-Ray Imaging Detectors	detector, interface, FPGA, experiment	1028
	C. Saji, T. Ohata, T. Sugimoto, R. Tanaka, M. Yamaga JASRI/SPring-8, Hyogo-ken, Japan T. Abe RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Innovative Light Sources Division, Hyogo, Japan T. Kudo RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, Japan
	X-ray imaging detectors are indispensable for synchrotron radiation experiments and growing up with larger number of pixels and higher frame rate to acquire more information on the samples. The novel detector with data rate of up to 8 Gbps/sensor, SOPHIAS, is under development at SACLA facility. Therefore, we have developed a new front-end DAQ system with high data rate beyond the present level. The system consists of an FPGA-based evaluation board and a FPGA mezzanine card (FMC). As the FPGA interface, FMC was adopted for supporting variety of interfaces and considering COTS system. Since the data transmission performance of the FPGA board in combination with the FMCs was already evaluated as about 20 Gbps between boards, our choice of devices has the potential to meet the requirements of SOPHIAS detector. We made a FMC with Camera Link (CL) interface to support 1st phase of SOPHIAS detector. Since almost CL configurations are supported, the system handles various types of commercial cameras as well as new detector. Moreover, the FMC has general purpose input/output to satisfy various experimental requirements. We report the design of new front-end DAQ and results of evaluation. A Study of a Prototype DAQ System with over 10 Gbps Bandwidth for the SACLA X-Ray Experiments, C. Saji, T. Ohata, T. Sugimoto, R. Tanaka, and M. Yamaga, 2012 IEEE NSS and MIC, p.1619-p.1622
	Slides WECOCB03 [0.980 MB]

THCOAAB04	Synchrobots: Experiments with Telepresence and Teleoperated Mobile Robots in a Synchrotron Radiation Facility	controls, radiation, synchrotron-radiation, experiment	1052
	M. Pugliese, F. Billè, R. Borghes, A. Curri, D. Favretto, G. Kourousias, M. Prica, M. Turcinovich Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
	Synchrobot is an autonomous mobile robot that supports the machine operators of Elettra (), a synchrotron radiation facility, in tasks such as diagnostic and measurement campaigns being capable of moving in the restricted area when the machine is running. In general, telepresence robots are mobile robot platforms capable of providing two way audio and video communication. Recently many companies are entering the business of telepresence robots. This paper describes our experience with tools like synchrobot and also commercially available telepresence robots. Based on our experience, we present a set of guidelines for using and integrating telepresence robots in the daily life of a research infrastructure and explore potential future development scenarios. http://www.elettra.eu*
	Slides THCOAAB04 [9.348 MB]

THMIB07	Fast Orbit Feedback Control in Mode Space	controls, booster, feedback, electron	1082
	S. Gayadeen, S. Duncan University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom M.T. Heron Diamond, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
	This paper describes the design and implementation of fast orbit feedback control in mode space. Using a Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) of the response matrix, each singular value can be associated with a spatial mode and enhanced feedback performance can be achieved by applying different controller dynamics to each spatial mode. By considering the disturbance spectrum across both dynamic and spatial frequencies, controller dynamics for each mode can be selected. Most orbit feedback systems apply only different gains to each mode however; mode space control gives greater flexibility in control design and can lead to enhanced disturbance suppression. Mode space control was implemented on the Booster synchrotron at Diamond Light Source, operated in stored beam mode. Implementation and performance of the mode space controller are presented.
	Slides THMIB07 [0.582 MB]
	Poster THMIB07 [0.593 MB]

THPPC049	The Power Supply System for Electron Beam Orbit Correctors and Focusing Lenses of Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source	controls, power-supply, operation, synchrotron-radiation	1180
	N.I. Moseiko, Y.V. Efimov, V. Korchuganov, V.V. Kordhikov, S.G. Pesterev, A.G. Valentinov NRC, Moscow, Russia I.V. Akimenkov, A.F. Shamarin Marathon Ltd., Moscow, Russia A.S. Chepurnov, A.S. Nikolaev MSU SINP, Moscow, Russia I.V. Gribov MSU, Moscow, Russia Y.V. Krylov, L.A. Moseiko RRC, Moscow, Russia
	The modernization project of the low-current power supply system of Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source has been designed and is under implementation now. It includes transition to the new power suppliers to feed electron beam orbit correctors and focusing lenses. Multi-level control system, based on CAN/CANopen fieldbus, has been developed for specific accelerator applications, which allows startup and continuous run of hundreds of power supplies together with the other subsystems of the accelerator. The power sources data and status are collected into the archive with the Citect SCADA 7.2 Server SCADA Historian Server. The following operational parameters of the system are expected: current control resolution - 0.05% of IMAX; current stability - 5*10^-4 ; 10 hours current variance - 100 ppm of IMAX ; temperature drift - 40ppm/K of IMAX.

THPPC050	Upgrade System of Vacuum Monitoring of Synchrotron Radiation Sources of National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute	vacuum, controls, operation, database	1183
	N.I. Moseiko, V. Dombrovsky, Y.V. Efimov, V. Korchuganov, Y.V. Krylov, D.G. Odintsov NRC, Moscow, Russia L.A. Moseiko, A.V. Shirokov RRC, Moscow, Russia B.I. Semenov RRC KI, Moscow, Russia
	Modernization project of the vacuum system of the synchrotron radiation source at the National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute (NRC KI) has been designed and implemented. It includes transition to the new high-voltage power sources for NMD and PVIG–0.25/630 pumps. The system is controlled via CAN-bus, and the vacuum is controlled by measuring pump currents in a range of 0.0001–10 mA. Status visualization, data collection and data storage is implemented on Sitect SCADA 7.2 Server and SCADA Historian Server. The system ensures a vacuum of 10–7 Pa. The efficiency and reliability of the vacuum system is increased by this work, making it possible to improve the main parameters of the SR source.

THPPC051	First Operation of New Electron Beam Orbit Measurement System at SIBERIA-2	electron, controls, radiation, brilliance	1186
	Y.A. Fomin, V. Korchuganov, N.I. Moseiko, S.I. Tomin, A.G. Valentinov NRC, Moscow, Russia R. Hrovatin, P. Leban I-Tech, Solkan, Slovenia
	The paper focuses on the results of commission and usage of the electron beam orbit measurement system at synchrotron radiation source SIBERIA-2 realized at present time at Kurchatov Institute. The main purpose of new orbit measurement system creation is an improvement of the electron beam diagnostic system at the storage ring. This system provides continuous measurements of the electron beam closed orbit during storing, ramping and operation for users. Besides, with the help of the system it is possible to carry out turn-by-turn measurements of the electron beam trajectory during injection process. After installation of new orbit measurement system we obtained a very good instrument to study electron beam dynamics into the main storage ring in detail. The paper describes the new orbit measurement system, its technical performance, the results of commission and our experience.

THPPC128	The Feedback System for Damping Coherent Betatron and Synchrotron Oscillations of Electron Beam at Dedicated Synchrotron Radiation Source SIBERIA-2.	kicker, feedback, electron, radiation	1359
	A.S. Smygacheva, Y.A. Fomin, V. Korchuganov, N.I. Moseiko, Yu.F. Tarasov, A.G. Valentinov NRC, Moscow, Russia R. Cerne, R. Hrovatin, D.T. Tinta I-Tech, Solkan, Slovenia
	The description of feedback system for dumping coherent betatron and synchrotron oscillations of the electron beam which is realized at present time at the dedicated synchrotron radiation storage ring SIBERIA-2 in Kurchatov Institute is presented in the paper. The installation of new feedback system into the main ring SIBERIA-2 will allow to improve the quality of synchrotron radiation beams. In particular, at the beam injection energy (450 MeV) with the help of new feedback system we can increase maximum stored beam current and at operation beam energy (2.5 GeV) the system will provide additional electron beam spatial stabilization. The paper describes new feedback system description, the principle of operation and its technical characteristics. As well, we describe in detail the design of kickers (especially for longitudinal plane) used into the system as they are one of the important feedback system components.

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Other Keywords

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MOPPC020

New Automated Control System at Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source Based on SCADA System Citect

controls, electron, synchrotron-radiation, radiation

97

Y.A. Fomin, V. Dombrovsky, Y.V. Efimov, E.V. Kaportsev, V. Korchuganov, Y.V. Krylov, K. Moseev, N.I. Moseiko, A.G. Valentinov
NRC, Moscow, Russia
A. Dorovatovsky, L.A. Moseiko
RRC, Moscow, Russia

The description of new automated control system of Kurchatov synchrotron radiation source which is realized at present time is presented in the paper. The necessity of automated control system modernization is explained by the equipment replacement in which we take state of art hardware decisions for facility control and increase the performances of facility control system. In particular, the number of control channels are increase, the processing and transmitting data speed are considerably increase and the requirements to measurement accuracy are become more strict. The paper presents the detailed description of all control levels (lower, server and upper) of new automated control system and integration of SCADA-system Citect into facility control system which provides the facility control, alarms notify, detailed reports preparation, acquisition and storage of historical data et al.

MOPPC078

TANGO Steps Toward Industry

TANGO, controls, software, site

277

A. Götz, J.M. Chaize
ESRF, Grenoble, France
A. Delorme
Gravit, Grenoble, France

Funding: Gravit innovation Grenoble France.
TANGO has proven its excellent reliability by controlling several huge scientific installations in a 24*7 mode. Even if it has originally been built for particle accelerators and scientific experiments, it can be used to control any equipment from small domestic applications to big industrial installations. In the last years the interest around TANGO has been growing and several industrial partners in Europe propose services for TANGO. The TANGO industrialization project aims to increase the visibility of the system fostering the economic activity around it. It promotes TANGO as an open-source flexible solution for controlling equipment as an alternative to proprietary SCADA systems. To achieve this goal several actions have been started, such as the development of an industrial demonstrator, better packaging, integrating OPC-UA and improving the communication around TANGO. The next step will be the creation of a TANGO software Foundation able to engage itself as a legal and economical partner for industry. This foundation will be funded by industrial partners, scientific institutes and grants. The goal is to foster and nurture the growing economic eco-system around TANGO.

Poster MOPPC078 [4.179 MB]

MOPPC083

Managing by Objectives a Research Infrastructure

project-management, electron, free-electron-laser, laser

292

M. Pugliese, F. Billè, D. Favretto, N. Guidi, M. Turcinovich
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy

Elettra (*) is a research center operating a research infrastrutcure with two light sources: a synchrotron radiation facility (Elettra) and a free electron laser (FERMI@Elettra). With the mission to promote cultural and socio economical growth of Italy and Europe through basic and applied research, technical and scientific training and technology transfer, few years ago it has adopted a balanced matrix organization. This paper describes the tools, techniques and practices we used to manage this change and the results obtained. We will describe the Virtual Unified Office (VUO) (**) based on the Project Management Institute (***) standards, that todays allow us to manage by objectives the whole research infrastructure and in particular, the integrated management of initiatives (projects, contracts, operating activities, staff commitments, skills, appointment letters and of the assessment procedures. We will also describe how the VUO integrates the various source of information to manage a set of company indicators and a balanced scorecard which allow us to execute the strategy.
(*) http://www.elettra.eu
(**) http://vuo.elettra.trieste.it
(***) http://www.pmi.org

Poster MOPPC083 [2.853 MB]

MOPPC107

RF-Generators Control Tools for Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source

controls, electron, synchrotron-radiation, radiation

359

Y.V. Krylov
RRC, Moscow, Russia
Y.V. Efimov, Y.A. Fomin, E.V. Kaportsev, D. V. Konyakhin, K. Moseev, N.I. Moseiko, A. Vernov
NRC, Moscow, Russia

Now the technology equipment of the Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source (KSRS) is upgraded. At the same time, new equipment and software solutions for the control system are implemented. The KSRS main ring is the electron synchrotron with two 181 MHz RF-generators, their control system provides measurement of parameters of generation, regulation of tuning elements in wave guides and resonators, output of alarm messages. At the execution level the VME standard equipment is used. Server level is supported by Citect SCADA and the SQL historian server. The operator level of control system is implemented, as a PC local network. It allowed to expand number of measuring channels, to increase speed of processing and data transfers, to have on demand historical data with the big frequency of inquiry, and also to improve the accuracy of measurements. In article the control system structure by KSRS RF-generators, including the description of all levels of control is provided. Examples of implementation of the operator interface are given.

Poster MOPPC107 [1.671 MB]

TUCOBAB05

A Rational Approach to Control System Development Projects That Incorporates Risk Management

controls, project-management, software, interface

513

E. D. Matias
CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Over the past year CLS has migrated towards a project management approach based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) guidelines as well as adopting an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program. Though these are broader organisational initiatives they do impact how controls systems and data acquisition software activities and planned, executed and integrated into larger scale projects. Synchrotron beamline development and accelerator upgrade projects have their own special considerations that require adaptation of the more standard techniques that are used. Our ERM processes integrate in two ways: (1) in helping to identify and prioritising those projects that we should be undertaking and (2) in helping identify risks that are internal to the project. These broader programs are resulting in us revising and improving processes we have in place for control and data acquisition system development and maintenance. This paper examines the approach we have adopted, our preliminary experience and our plans going forward.

Slides TUCOBAB05 [0.791 MB]

TUMIB01

Using Prince2 and ITIL Practices for Computing Projects and Service Management in a Scientific Installation

project-management, controls, operation, status

517

D.F.C. Fernández-Carreiras, G. Cuní, J. Klora, M. Martin, O. Matilla, A. Nardella, V. Prat, A. Pérez Font, D. Salvat
CELLS-ALBA Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

The conscientious project management during the installation is a key factor keeping the schedule and costs in specifications. Methodologies like Prince2 for project management or ITIL best practices for service management, supported by tools like Request Tracker, Redmine or Track, improve the communication between scientists and support groups, speed up the time to respond, and increase the satisfaction and quality perceived by the user. In the same way, during operation, some practices complemented with software tools, may increase substantially the quality of the service with the resources available. This paper describes the use of these processes and methodologies in a scientific installation such as the synchrotron Alba. It also evaluates the strengths and the risks associated to the implementation as well as the achievements and the failures, proposing some improvements.

Slides TUMIB01 [1.043 MB]

Poster TUMIB01 [7.037 MB]

TUMIB02

A Control System for the ESRF Synchrotron Radiation Therapy Clinical Trials

controls, software, radiation, synchrotron-radiation

521

C. Nemoz, P. Berkvens, G. Berruyer, T. Brochard, H. Gonzalez, R. Hino, M. Renier
ESRF, Grenoble, France
J.F. Adam
Université Joseph Fourier, Saint Martin d'Hères, France
H. Elleaume
INSERM, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, La Tronche, France

The bio-medical beamline of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) located in Grenoble, France, has recently started the Phase I-II Stereotactic Synchrotron Radiation Therapy (SSRT) clinical trials targeting brain tumours. This very first SSRT protocol consists in a combined therapy where monochromatic X-rays are delivered to the tumour pre-loaded with high Z element. The challenges of this technique are the accurate positioning of the target tumour with respect to the beam and the precision of the dose delivery whilst fully assuring the patient safety. The positioning system used for previous angiography clinical trials has been adapted to this new modality. 3-D imaging is performed for positioning purpose to fit to the treatment planning. The control system of this experiment will be described from the hardware and software point of view with emphasis on the constraints imposed by the Patient Safety System.

Slides TUMIB02 [0.839 MB]

TUMIB05

ANSTO, Australian Synchrotron, Metadata Catalogues and the Australian National Data Service

database, data-management, experiment, neutron

529

N. Hauser, S. Wimalaratne
ANSTO, Menai, Australia
C.U. Felzmann
SLSA, Clayton, Australia

Data citation, management and discovery are important to ANSTO, the Australian Synchrotron and the scientists that use them. Gone are the days when raw data is written to a removable media and subsequently lost. The metadata catalogue *MyTardis is being used by both ANSTO and the Australian Synchrotron. Metadata is harvested from the neutron beam and X-ray instruments raw experimental files and catalogued in databases that are local to the facilities. The data is accessible via a web portal. Data policies are applied to embargo data prior to placing data in the public domain. Public domain data is published to the Australian Research Data Commons using the OAI-PMH standard. The Commons is run by the Australian National Data Service (ANDS), who was the project sponsor. The Commons is a web robot friendly site. ANDS also sponsors digital object identifiers (DOI) for deposited datasets, which allows raw data to now be a first class research output, allowing scientists that collect data to gain recognition in the same way as those who publish journal articles. Data is being discovered, cited, reused and collaborations initiated through the Commons.

Slides TUMIB05 [1.623 MB]

Poster TUMIB05 [1.135 MB]

TUPPC005

Implementation of an Overall Data Management at the Tomography Station at ANKA

experiment, TANGO, data-management, controls

558

D. Haas, W. Mexner, H. Pasic, T. Spangenberg
KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

New technologies and research methods increase the complexity of data management at the beamlines of a synchrotron radiation facility. The diverse experimental data such as user and sample information, beamline status and parameters and experimental datasets, has to be interrelated, stored and provided to the user in a convenient way. The implementation of these requirements leads to challenges in fields of data life-cycle, storage, format and flow. At the tomography station at the ANKA a novel data management system has been introduced, representing a clearly structured and well organized data flow. The first step was to introduce the Experimental Coordination Service ECS, which reorganizes the measurement process and provides automatic linking of meta-, logging- and experimental-data. The huge amount of data, several TByte/week, is stored in NeXus files. These files are subsequently handled regarding storage location and life cycle by the WorkSpaceCreator development tool. In a further step ANKA will introduce the European single sign on system Umbrella and the experimental data catalogue ICAT as planned as the European standard solution in the PaNdata project.

Poster TUPPC005 [1.422 MB]

TUPPC008

A New Flexible Integration of NeXus Datasets to ANKA by Fuse File Systems

software, detector, Linux, neutron

566

W. Mexner, E. Iurchenko, H. Pasic, D. Ressmann, T. Spangenberg
KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

In the high data rate initiative (HDRI) german accelerator and neutron facilities of the Helmholtz Association agreed to use NeXus as a common data format. The synchrotron radiation source ANKA decided in 2012 to introduce NeXus as common data format for all beam lines. Nevertheless it is a challenging work to integrate a new data format in existing data processing work flows. Scientists rely on existing data evaluation kits which require specific data formats. To solve this obstacle, for linux a filesystem in userspace (FUSE) was developed, allowing to mount NeXus-Files as a filesystem. Easy in XML configurable filter rules allow a very flexible view to the data. Tomography data frames can be directly accessed as TIFF files by any standard picture viewer or scan data can be presented as a virtual ASCII file compatible to spec.

TUPPC112

GeoSynoptic Panel

database, radiation, synchrotron-radiation, storage-ring

840

Ł. Żytniak, C.J. Bocchetta, P.P. Goryl, P. Pamula, A.I. Wawrzyniak, M. Zając
Solaris, Kraków, Poland
V.H. Hardion, D.P. Spruce
MAX-lab, Lund, Sweden

Funding: Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS at Jagiellonian University ul. Gronostajowa 7/P-1.6 30-387 Kraków Poland
Solaris is a third generation Polish Synchrotron under construction at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Furthermore, National Synchrotron Radiation Center is member of the Tango Collaboration. The project is based on the 1.5 GeV storage ring being at the simultaneously built for the MAX IV project in Lund, Sweden. The Solaris project is a prime example of the benefits of use EU regional development funds and sharing of knowledge and resources for the rapid establishment of a national research infrastructure. The Solaris develops highly customizable and adaptable application called the GeoSynoptic Panel. Main goal of the GeoSynoptic Panel is to provide a graphical map of devices based on information stored in the Tango database. It is achieved by providing additional device/class properties which describe location and graphical components (such as icons and particular GUI window) related to a particular device or class . The application is expected to reduce time needed for preparation of synoptic applications for each individual (part of) machines or subsystems and to reduce effort related to debugging and change management.

Poster TUPPC112 [19.249 MB]

TUPPC123

User Interfaces Development of Imaging Diagnostic Devices for the Taiwan Photon Source

EPICS, controls, LabView, GUI

871

C.Y. Liao, Y.-S. Cheng, K.T. Hsu, C.H. Kuo, C.Y. Wu
NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) is a 3 GeV synchrotron light source which is being construction at campus of National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) in Taiwan. Many diagnostic devices are used for the implementation and will be deployed to assist commissioning and operating the TPS. The imaging diagnostics devices, includes screen monitor (SM), streak camera (SC), and intensified CCD (ICCD) are used and its user interfaces are plan to develop. Control of these applications is centered around EPICS IOC. The windows OS based system, such as SC and ICCD, are controlled respectively through the Matlab (combined with LabCA module) and LabVIEW (combined with DSC module) tools and share the data as EPICS PVs. The main user interfaces and data analysis are constructed by Matlab GUIDE toolbox. The progress of the plans will be summarized in this report.

Poster TUPPC123 [1.518 MB]

WECOBA01

Algebraic Reconstruction of Ultrafast Tomography Images at the Large Scale Data Facility

data-analysis, framework, distributed, radiation

996

X. Yang, T. Jejkal, H. Pasic, R. Stotzka, A. Streit, T. dos Santos Rolo, T. van de Kamp
KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

Funding: Kalsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Data Processing and Electronics; China Scholarship Council
The ultrafast tomography system built up at the ANKA Synchrotron Light Source at KIT makes possible the study of moving biological objects with high temporal and spatial resolution. The resulting amounts of data are challenging in terms of reconstruction algorithm, automatic processing software and computing. The standard operated reconstruction method yields limited quality of reconstruction images due to much fewer projections obtained from the ultrafast tomography. Thus an algebraic reconstruction technique based on a more precise forward transform model and compressive sampling theory is investigated. It results in high quality images, but is computationally very intensive. For near real–time reconstruction, an automatic workflow is started after data ingest, processing a full volume data in parallel using the Hadoop cluster at the Large Scale Data Facility (LSDF) to reduce the computing time greatly. It will not only provide better reconstruction results but also higher data analysis efficiency to users. This study contributes to the construction of the fast tomography system at ANKA and will enhance its application in the fields of chemistry, biology and new materials.

Slides WECOBA01 [1.595 MB]

WECOCB03

Development of a Front-end Data-Acquisition System with a Camera Link FMC for High-Bandwidth X-Ray Imaging Detectors

detector, interface, FPGA, experiment

1028

C. Saji, T. Ohata, T. Sugimoto, R. Tanaka, M. Yamaga
JASRI/SPring-8, Hyogo-ken, Japan
T. Abe
RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Innovative Light Sources Division, Hyogo, Japan
T. Kudo
RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, Japan

X-ray imaging detectors are indispensable for synchrotron radiation experiments and growing up with larger number of pixels and higher frame rate to acquire more information on the samples. The novel detector with data rate of up to 8 Gbps/sensor, SOPHIAS, is under development at SACLA facility. Therefore, we have developed a new front-end DAQ system with high data rate beyond the present level. The system consists of an FPGA-based evaluation board and a FPGA mezzanine card (FMC). As the FPGA interface, FMC was adopted for supporting variety of interfaces and considering COTS system. Since the data transmission performance of the FPGA board in combination with the FMCs was already evaluated as about 20 Gbps between boards, our choice of devices has the potential to meet the requirements of SOPHIAS detector*. We made a FMC with Camera Link (CL) interface to support 1st phase of SOPHIAS detector. Since almost CL configurations are supported, the system handles various types of commercial cameras as well as new detector. Moreover, the FMC has general purpose input/output to satisfy various experimental requirements. We report the design of new front-end DAQ and results of evaluation.
* A Study of a Prototype DAQ System with over 10 Gbps Bandwidth for the SACLA X-Ray Experiments, C. Saji, T. Ohata, T. Sugimoto, R. Tanaka, and M. Yamaga, 2012 IEEE NSS and MIC, p.1619-p.1622

Slides WECOCB03 [0.980 MB]

THCOAAB04

Synchrobots: Experiments with Telepresence and Teleoperated Mobile Robots in a Synchrotron Radiation Facility

controls, radiation, synchrotron-radiation, experiment

1052

M. Pugliese, F. Billè, R. Borghes, A. Curri, D. Favretto, G. Kourousias, M. Prica, M. Turcinovich
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy

Synchrobot is an autonomous mobile robot that supports the machine operators of Elettra (*), a synchrotron radiation facility, in tasks such as diagnostic and measurement campaigns being capable of moving in the restricted area when the machine is running. In general, telepresence robots are mobile robot platforms capable of providing two way audio and video communication. Recently many companies are entering the business of telepresence robots. This paper describes our experience with tools like synchrobot and also commercially available telepresence robots. Based on our experience, we present a set of guidelines for using and integrating telepresence robots in the daily life of a research infrastructure and explore potential future development scenarios.
http://www.elettra.eu

Slides THCOAAB04 [9.348 MB]

THMIB07

Fast Orbit Feedback Control in Mode Space

controls, booster, feedback, electron

1082

S. Gayadeen, S. Duncan
University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
M.T. Heron
Diamond, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

This paper describes the design and implementation of fast orbit feedback control in mode space. Using a Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) of the response matrix, each singular value can be associated with a spatial mode and enhanced feedback performance can be achieved by applying different controller dynamics to each spatial mode. By considering the disturbance spectrum across both dynamic and spatial frequencies, controller dynamics for each mode can be selected. Most orbit feedback systems apply only different gains to each mode however; mode space control gives greater flexibility in control design and can lead to enhanced disturbance suppression. Mode space control was implemented on the Booster synchrotron at Diamond Light Source, operated in stored beam mode. Implementation and performance of the mode space controller are presented.

Slides THMIB07 [0.582 MB]

Poster THMIB07 [0.593 MB]

THPPC049

The Power Supply System for Electron Beam Orbit Correctors and Focusing Lenses of Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source

controls, power-supply, operation, synchrotron-radiation

1180

N.I. Moseiko, Y.V. Efimov, V. Korchuganov, V.V. Kordhikov, S.G. Pesterev, A.G. Valentinov
NRC, Moscow, Russia
I.V. Akimenkov, A.F. Shamarin
Marathon Ltd., Moscow, Russia
A.S. Chepurnov, A.S. Nikolaev
MSU SINP, Moscow, Russia
I.V. Gribov
MSU, Moscow, Russia
Y.V. Krylov, L.A. Moseiko
RRC, Moscow, Russia

The modernization project of the low-current power supply system of Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source has been designed and is under implementation now. It includes transition to the new power suppliers to feed electron beam orbit correctors and focusing lenses. Multi-level control system, based on CAN/CANopen fieldbus, has been developed for specific accelerator applications, which allows startup and continuous run of hundreds of power supplies together with the other subsystems of the accelerator. The power sources data and status are collected into the archive with the Citect SCADA 7.2 Server SCADA Historian Server. The following operational parameters of the system are expected: current control resolution - 0.05% of IMAX; current stability - 5*10^-4 ; 10 hours current variance - 100 ppm of IMAX ; temperature drift - 40ppm/K of IMAX.

THPPC050

Upgrade System of Vacuum Monitoring of Synchrotron Radiation Sources of National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute

vacuum, controls, operation, database

1183

N.I. Moseiko, V. Dombrovsky, Y.V. Efimov, V. Korchuganov, Y.V. Krylov, D.G. Odintsov
NRC, Moscow, Russia
L.A. Moseiko, A.V. Shirokov
RRC, Moscow, Russia
B.I. Semenov
RRC KI, Moscow, Russia

Modernization project of the vacuum system of the synchrotron radiation source at the National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute (NRC KI) has been designed and implemented. It includes transition to the new high-voltage power sources for NMD and PVIG–0.25/630 pumps. The system is controlled via CAN-bus, and the vacuum is controlled by measuring pump currents in a range of 0.0001–10 mA. Status visualization, data collection and data storage is implemented on Sitect SCADA 7.2 Server and SCADA Historian Server. The system ensures a vacuum of 10–7 Pa. The efficiency and reliability of the vacuum system is increased by this work, making it possible to improve the main parameters of the SR source.

THPPC051

First Operation of New Electron Beam Orbit Measurement System at SIBERIA-2

electron, controls, radiation, brilliance

1186

Y.A. Fomin, V. Korchuganov, N.I. Moseiko, S.I. Tomin, A.G. Valentinov
NRC, Moscow, Russia
R. Hrovatin, P. Leban
I-Tech, Solkan, Slovenia

The paper focuses on the results of commission and usage of the electron beam orbit measurement system at synchrotron radiation source SIBERIA-2 realized at present time at Kurchatov Institute. The main purpose of new orbit measurement system creation is an improvement of the electron beam diagnostic system at the storage ring. This system provides continuous measurements of the electron beam closed orbit during storing, ramping and operation for users. Besides, with the help of the system it is possible to carry out turn-by-turn measurements of the electron beam trajectory during injection process. After installation of new orbit measurement system we obtained a very good instrument to study electron beam dynamics into the main storage ring in detail. The paper describes the new orbit measurement system, its technical performance, the results of commission and our experience.

THPPC128

The Feedback System for Damping Coherent Betatron and Synchrotron Oscillations of Electron Beam at Dedicated Synchrotron Radiation Source SIBERIA-2.

kicker, feedback, electron, radiation

1359

A.S. Smygacheva, Y.A. Fomin, V. Korchuganov, N.I. Moseiko, Yu.F. Tarasov, A.G. Valentinov
NRC, Moscow, Russia
R. Cerne, R. Hrovatin, D.T. Tinta
I-Tech, Solkan, Slovenia

The description of feedback system for dumping coherent betatron and synchrotron oscillations of the electron beam which is realized at present time at the dedicated synchrotron radiation storage ring SIBERIA-2 in Kurchatov Institute is presented in the paper. The installation of new feedback system into the main ring SIBERIA-2 will allow to improve the quality of synchrotron radiation beams. In particular, at the beam injection energy (450 MeV) with the help of new feedback system we can increase maximum stored beam current and at operation beam energy (2.5 GeV) the system will provide additional electron beam spatial stabilization. The paper describes new feedback system description, the principle of operation and its technical characteristics. As well, we describe in detail the design of kickers (especially for longitudinal plane) used into the system as they are one of the important feedback system components.