Author: Jalmuzna, W.     [Jałmużna, W.]
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MOOAA03 Fast Feedback Strategies for Longitudinal Beam Stabilization 26
 
  • S. Pfeiffer, M.K. Bock, H. Schlarb, Ch. Schmidt
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • W. Jałmużna
    TUL-DMCS, Łódź, Poland
  • G. Lichtenberg, H. Werner
    TUHH, Hamburg, Germany
 
  The key for pump-probe and seeding experiments at Free Electron Lasers such as FLASH is a femtosecond precise regulation of the bunch arrival time and compression. To maintain this beam based requirements, both for a single bunch and within a bunch train, it is necessary to combine field and beam based feedback loops. We present in this paper an advancement of the currently implemented beam based feedback system at FLASH. The principle of beam based modulation of the RF set point can be superimposed by a direct feedback loop with a beam optimized controller. Recent measurements of the achieved bunch arrival time jitter reduction to 20 fs have shown the performance gain by this direct feedback method *. The combination of both approaches will be presented and possible advantages are discussed.
* C. Schmidt et al., “Feedback Strategies for Bunch Arrival Time Stabilization at FLASH Towards 10 fs,” FEL’2011, Shanghai, August 2011, THPA26, http://www. JACoW.org.
 
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MOOAC01 The European XFEL LLRF System 55
 
  • J. Branlard, G. Ayvazyan, V. Ayvazyan, M.K. Grecki, M. Hoffmann, T. Jeżyński, I.M. Kudla, T. Lamb, F. Ludwig, U. Mavrič, S. Pfeiffer, H. Schlarb, Ch. Schmidt, H.C. Weddig, B.Y. Yang
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • P. Barmuta, S. Bou Habib, L. Butkowski, K. Czuba, M. Grzegrzółka, E. Janas, J. Piekarski, I. Rutkowski, D. Sikora, L. Zembala, M. Żukociński
    Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Electronic Systems, Warsaw, Poland
  • W. Cichalewski, K. Gnidzińska, W. Jałmużna, D.R. Makowski, A. Mielczarek, A. Napieralski, P. Perek, A. Piotrowski, T. Pożniak, K.P. Przygoda
    TUL-DMCS, Łódź, Poland
  • S. Korolczuk, J. Szewiński
    The Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Centre Świerk, Świerk/Otwock, Poland
  • K. Oliwa, W. Wierba
    IFJ-PAN, Kraków, Poland
 
  The European X-ray free electron laser accelerator consists of 800 superconducting cavities grouped in 25 RF stations. The challenges associated with the size and complexity of this accelerator required a high-precision, modular and scalable low level RF (LLRF) system. TheμTCA technology (uTCA) was chosen to support this system and adapted for RF standards. State-of-the-art hardware development in close collaboration with the industry allowed for the system continuity and maintainability. The complete LLRF system design is now in its final phase and the designed hardware was installed and commissioned at FLASH. The uTCA hardware system, measurement results and system performance validation will be shown. Operational strategy and plans for future automation algorithms for performance optimization will also be presented in this paper.  
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MOPPR017 Preliminary Measurement Results of the Upgraded Energy BPM at FLASH 813
 
  • U. Mavrič, M. Felber, C. Gerth, H. Schlarb
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • W. Jałmużna, A. Piotrowski
    TUL-DMCS, Łódź, Poland
 
  The energy beam position monitor in the dispersive section of the two bunch compressors is a valuable instrument for regular operation of FLASH. Recently, an upgrade of the existing instrument to a uTCA form factor has been started. The basic principle of the time-of-flight measurement will remain the same, however the detection of the phases and amplitudes of two pulses has been moved to the programmable gate array. Other changes include different RF frequencies of detection, optimization of the front-end section and integration into the control system. A preliminary version of the system has been tested at FLASH and the results are presented in the paper.  
 
WEPPC006 CW and LP Operation Test of XFEL-Like Cryomodule 2215
 
  • J.K. Sekutowicz, V. Ayvazyan, M. Ebert, J. Eschke, A. Gössel, D. Kostin, I.M. Kudla, W. Merz, F. Mittag, R. Onken
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • W. Cichalewski, W. Jałmużna, K.P. Przygoda
    TUL-DMCS, Łódź, Poland
  • K. Czuba, L. Zembala
    Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Electronic Systems, Warsaw, Poland
  • J. Szewiński
    The Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Centre Świerk, Świerk/Otwock, Poland
 
  A continuous improvement in the performance of superconducting TESLA cavities will make possible, from the cryogenic point of view, operation of the XFEL linac in continuous wave (cw) mode at gradients up to 7.5 MV/m and in long pulse (lp) mode up to nominal gradient of 23.4 MV/m. Each of these new operation modes will offer an additional flexibility in time structure of the photon beam, and therefore will allow for more experiments and in some cases less demanding and less expensive equipment. In this contribution we discuss results of the first RF test of these new types of operation with a XFEL-like cryomodule.  
 
WEPPD048 Laser Synchronization at REGAE using Phase Detection at an Intermediate Frequency 2624
 
  • M. Felber, M. Hoffmann, U. Mavrič, H. Schlarb, S. Schulz
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • W. Jałmużna
    TUL-DMCS, Łódź, Poland
 
  A new linear accelerator is being set up for electron diffraction experiments at DESY. This machine, called REGAE (Relativistic Electron Gun for Atomic Exploration) is composed of a photo-cathode gun and a buncher cavity. It uses a single laser system for both, the generation of the electron bunches and for pump-probe experiments. The required timing jitter between the electron bunches and the laser pulses at the experiment is in the order of 10 fs rms. The conventional method for laser synchronization using RF technique to measure phase-jitter in the baseband is susceptible to distortions caused by ground-loops and electro-magnetic interference. At REGAE a new scheme for an RF-based laser synchronization is deployed. It uses a down-converter which mixes a higher harmonic of the laser repetition rate down to an intermediate frequency (IF). The IF is digitized and its phase calculated. This information is used for the feedback controller keeping the laser and the RF synchronized.  
 
THEPPB014 LLRF Testing of Superconducting Cryomodules for the European XFEL 3263
 
  • J. Branlard, V. Ayvazyan, T. Jeżyński, H. Schlarb
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • W. Cichalewski, W. Jałmużna, A. Piotrowski
    TUL-DMCS, Łódź, Poland
 
  During the installation phase of the European XFEL (2014), an average of one superconducting cryomodule per week will be tested and validated before being installed into the XFEL tunnel. Extensive tests will be carried in order to assess the RF performance of each cryomodule. A series of low level RF (LLRF) tests are planned as part of this validation phase, and will assess the cryomodule effective operating gradient, tuning range, compensation of Lorentz force detuning and microphonic behavior. These tests will be carried at DESY, in the Cryomodule Test Bench (CMTB) during the early stage of cryomodule production, and later at the Accelerating Module Test Facility (AMTF). Due to the pace and quantity of the modules to be tested, these tests have to be fully automated. This contribution presents the LLRF tests for the XFEL cryomodule validation, the challenges associated with automation, along with the first experimental results obtained on pre-series cryomodules tested at CMTB.