ANL, Argonne, USA
Optimization through simulation is a time-consuming task in accelerator design, especially for high dimensional problems. We explored several parallel optimization techniques, including Parallel Genetic Algorithm (PGA), Hybrid Parallel Simplex (HPS), and Parallel Particle Swarm Optimization (PPSO), to solve some real world problems. The serial simplex method in elegant was used as a benchmark for newly-developed parallel optimization algorithms in Pelegant. PGA and HPS are not faster than the serial simplex method, but they more reliably find the global optimum. PPSO is well suited for parallel computing, allowing significantly faster turn-around given sufficient computing resources. Parallel optimization implementations in Pelegant thus promise to not only make optimization results more reliable, but also open the possibility of fast, "real time" optimization of complex problems for accelerator operation.
ANL, Argonne, USA
Recently there was a situation at the APS when one sextupole power supply failed during top-up operation (all magnets at the APS have separate power supplies). The beam was not lost but the lifetime decreased significantly to the point where it was hard for the injectors to provide enough charge for top-up injections. Luckily, the power supply was able to reset quickly, and the operation was not compromised. One can anticipate similar failures in the future when it would not be possible to reset the power supply. In such a case, the APS would need to operate with lower lifetime until the next intervention period. Here we present an optimization of the sextupole distribution in the vicinity of the failed sextupole that allows us to partially recover the lifetime. A genetic optimization algorithm that involves simultaneous optimization of the dynamic and energy apertures was used*. Experimental tests are also presented.
* M. Borland et al., "Application of Direct Methods of Optimizing Storage Ring Dynamic and Momentum Apertures," Proc. ICAP2009, to be published.
ANL, Argonne, USA
An intermediate-energy x-ray (IEX) helical wiggler is planned for the APS storage ring. Because of its high field and rapid field roll-off, the disturbance to the beam dynamics is large and needs to be well understood before the installation. We present a new method of fitting the magnetic field to an analytical wiggler model, which simplifies the usual nonlinear fitting problem and guarantees the best fit. The fitting method was validated by comparison to an analytical method.
ANL, Argonne, USA
The Advanced Photon Source is a 7-GeV hard x-ray synchrotron light source. Operation for users is delivered at a nominal current of 100 mA in one of three bunch patterns. The APS Upgrade calls for a minimum planned operating current of 150 mA, with an option to deliver beam up to 200 mA. The high-current threshold in the storage ring has been explored, and storage ring components have been identified that either drive collective instabilities or are subjected to excessive beam-drive higher-order-mode (HOM) heating. In this paper, we describe machine studies at 150 mA in a special lattice that simulates the upgraded APS. We also describe the accelerator upgrades that are required to accommodate 200-mA operation, as well as the ongoing machine studies plan.
ANL, Argonne, USA
The Advanced Photon Source (APS) is a 7-GeV storage ring light source that has been in operation for over a decade. In the near future, the ring may be upgraded, including changes to the lattice such as provision of several long straight sections (LSSs). Use of deflecting cavities for generation of short x-ray pulses is also considered. Because APS beamlines are nearly fully built out, we have limited freedom to place LSSs in a symmetric fashion. Arbitrarily placed LSSs will drastically reduce the symmetry of the optics and would typically be considered unworkable. We apply a recently developed multi-objective direct optimization technique that relies on particle tracking to compute the dynamic aperture and Touschek lifetime. We show that this technique is able to tune sextupole strengths and select the working point in such a way as to recover the dynamic and momentum acceptances. We also show the results of experimental tests of lattices developed using these techniques.
ANL, Argonne, USA
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
JLAB, Newport News, Virginia, USA
The Advanced Photon Source Upgrade project (APS-U) at Argonne includes implementation of Zholents’* deflecting cavity scheme for production of short x-ray pulses. This is a joint project between Argonne National Laboratory, Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This paper describes performance characteristics of the proposed source and technical issues related to its realization. Ensuring stable APS storage ring operation requires reducing quality factors of these modes by many orders of magnitude. These challenges reduce to those of the design of a single-cell SC cavity that can achieve the desired operating deflecting fields while providing needed damping of all these modes. The project team is currently prototyping and testing several promising designs for single-cell cavities with the goal of deciding on a winning design in the near future.
*A. Zholents et al., NIM A 425, 385 (1999).