2011 Particle Accelerator Conference - List of Authors (Olsen, R.H.)

Paper	Title	Page
MOP197	RHIC Stochastic Cooling Motion Control	462
	D.M. Gassner, S. Bellavia, J.M. Brennan, L. DeSanto, W. Fu, C.J. Liaw, R.H. Olsen BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA
	Funding: Work supported by Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886 with the U.S. Department of Energy. Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) beams are subject to Intra-Beam Scattering (IBS) that causes an emittance growth in all three-phase space planes. The only way to increase integrated luminosity is to counteract IBS with cooling during RHIC stores. A stochastic cooling system [1] for this purpose has been developed, it includes moveable pick-ups and kickers in the collider that require precise motion control mechanics, drives and controllers. Since these moving parts can limit the beam path aperture, accuracy and reliability is important. Servo, stepper, and DC motors are used to provide actuation solutions for position control. The choice of motion stage, drive motor type, and controls are based on needs defined by the variety of mechanical specifications, the unique performance requirements, and the special needs required for remote operations in an accelerator environment. In this report we will describe the remote motion control related beam line hardware, position transducers, rack electronics, and software developed for the RHIC stochastic cooling pick-ups and kickers.

MOP268	RHIC 10 Hz Global Orbit Feedback System	609
	R.J. Michnoff, L. Arnold, C. Carboni, P. Cerniglia, A.J. Curcio, L. DeSanto, C. Folz, C. Ho, L.T. Hoff, R.L. Hulsart, R. Karl, C. Liu, Y. Luo, W.W. MacKay, G.J. Mahler, W. Meng, K. Mernick, M.G. Minty, C. Montag, R.H. Olsen, J. Piacentino, P. Popken, R. Przybylinski, V. Ptitsyn, J. Ritter, R.F. Schoenfeld, P. Thieberger, J.E. Tuozzolo, A. Weston, J. White, P. Ziminski, P. Zimmerman BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA
	Funding: Work supported by Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886 with the U.S. Department of Energy. Vibrations of the cryogenic triplet magnets at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) are suspected to be causing the beam perturbations observed at frequencies around 10 Hz. Several solutions to counteract the effect have been considered in the past, including reinforcing the magnet base support assembly, a mechanical servo feedback system, and a local beam feedback system at each of the two experimental areas. However, implementation of the mechanical solutions would be expensive, and the local feedback system was insufficient since perturbation amplitudes outside the experimental areas were still problematic. A global 10 Hz orbit feedback system is currently under development at RHIC consisting of 36 beam position monitors (BPMs) and 12 small dedicated dipole corrector magnets in each of the two counter-rotating rings. A subset of the system consisting of 8 BPMs and 4 corrector magnets in each ring was installed and successfully tested during the RHIC 2010 run; and the complete system is being installed for the 2011 run. A description of the overall system architecture and results with beam will be discussed.

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RHIC Stochastic Cooling Motion Control

462

D.M. Gassner, S. Bellavia, J.M. Brennan, L. DeSanto, W. Fu, C.J. Liaw, R.H. Olsen
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA

Funding: Work supported by Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886 with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) beams are subject to Intra-Beam Scattering (IBS) that causes an emittance growth in all three-phase space planes. The only way to increase integrated luminosity is to counteract IBS with cooling during RHIC stores. A stochastic cooling system [1] for this purpose has been developed, it includes moveable pick-ups and kickers in the collider that require precise motion control mechanics, drives and controllers. Since these moving parts can limit the beam path aperture, accuracy and reliability is important. Servo, stepper, and DC motors are used to provide actuation solutions for position control. The choice of motion stage, drive motor type, and controls are based on needs defined by the variety of mechanical specifications, the unique performance requirements, and the special needs required for remote operations in an accelerator environment. In this report we will describe the remote motion control related beam line hardware, position transducers, rack electronics, and software developed for the RHIC stochastic cooling pick-ups and kickers.

MOP268

RHIC 10 Hz Global Orbit Feedback System

609

R.J. Michnoff, L. Arnold, C. Carboni, P. Cerniglia, A.J. Curcio, L. DeSanto, C. Folz, C. Ho, L.T. Hoff, R.L. Hulsart, R. Karl, C. Liu, Y. Luo, W.W. MacKay, G.J. Mahler, W. Meng, K. Mernick, M.G. Minty, C. Montag, R.H. Olsen, J. Piacentino, P. Popken, R. Przybylinski, V. Ptitsyn, J. Ritter, R.F. Schoenfeld, P. Thieberger, J.E. Tuozzolo, A. Weston, J. White, P. Ziminski, P. Zimmerman
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA

Funding: Work supported by Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886 with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Vibrations of the cryogenic triplet magnets at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) are suspected to be causing the beam perturbations observed at frequencies around 10 Hz. Several solutions to counteract the effect have been considered in the past, including reinforcing the magnet base support assembly, a mechanical servo feedback system, and a local beam feedback system at each of the two experimental areas. However, implementation of the mechanical solutions would be expensive, and the local feedback system was insufficient since perturbation amplitudes outside the experimental areas were still problematic. A global 10 Hz orbit feedback system is currently under development at RHIC consisting of 36 beam position monitors (BPMs) and 12 small dedicated dipole corrector magnets in each of the two counter-rotating rings. A subset of the system consisting of 8 BPMs and 4 corrector magnets in each ring was installed and successfully tested during the RHIC 2010 run; and the complete system is being installed for the 2011 run. A description of the overall system architecture and results with beam will be discussed.