PAC2013 - List of Authors (Nogiec, J.M.)

Paper	Title	Page
THPBA15	A Highly Configurable and Scriptable Software System for Fully Automated Tuning of Accelerator Cavities	1262
	J.M. Nogiec, R.H. Carcagno, S. Kotelnikov, A. Makulski, R. Nehring, D.F. Orris, W. Schappert Fermilab, Batavia, USA
	A software system has been developed to automate cavity tuning machines as part of a multi-laboratory collaboration. The system is based on a plugin framework containing a configurable set of components. Each component runs asynchronously and uses a framework for message based communication. Components run in either manual or automatic mode. In automatic mode, the system interprets a user-selected control script which executes a sequence of measurements, model calculations and tuning operations. A tuning script iterates until the prescribed tuning criteria are satisfied, or until aborted or paused by the user. In manual mode, the user controls the tuning process, deciding when and which component to run, and when tuning is complete. The software framework incorporates the blackboard architecture for sharing data and results between the various plugins. The results of the measurements and tuning are persisted in an XML-based data store, and components exist that retrieve and visualize the data. The software system is portable (Linux, Windows) and has been successfully deployed and used by Fermilab, DESY, and KEK.

THPBA16	A New Facility for Testing Superconducting Solenoid Magnets with Large Fringe Fields at Fermilab	1265
	D.F. Orris, R.H. Carcagno, J.M. Nogiec, R. Rabehl, C. Sylvester, M.A. Tartaglia Fermilab, Batavia, USA
	Funding: Operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC under Contract No. De-AC02-07CH11359 with the United States Department of Energy. Testing superconducting solenoid magnets with no iron flux return can be problematic for a magnet test facility due to the large magnetic fringe fields generated. These large external fields can interfere with the operation of equipment while precautions must be taken for personnel supporting the test. The magnetic forces between the solenoid under test and the external infrastructure must also be taken under consideration. A new test facility has been designed and built at Fermilab specifically for testing superconducting magnets with large external fringe fields. This paper discusses the test stand design, capabilities, and details of the instrumentation and controls with data from the first solenoid tested in this facility: the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) coupling coil.

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A Highly Configurable and Scriptable Software System for Fully Automated Tuning of Accelerator Cavities

1262

J.M. Nogiec, R.H. Carcagno, S. Kotelnikov, A. Makulski, R. Nehring, D.F. Orris, W. Schappert
Fermilab, Batavia, USA

A software system has been developed to automate cavity tuning machines as part of a multi-laboratory collaboration. The system is based on a plugin framework containing a configurable set of components. Each component runs asynchronously and uses a framework for message based communication. Components run in either manual or automatic mode. In automatic mode, the system interprets a user-selected control script which executes a sequence of measurements, model calculations and tuning operations. A tuning script iterates until the prescribed tuning criteria are satisfied, or until aborted or paused by the user. In manual mode, the user controls the tuning process, deciding when and which component to run, and when tuning is complete. The software framework incorporates the blackboard architecture for sharing data and results between the various plugins. The results of the measurements and tuning are persisted in an XML-based data store, and components exist that retrieve and visualize the data. The software system is portable (Linux, Windows) and has been successfully deployed and used by Fermilab, DESY, and KEK.

THPBA16

A New Facility for Testing Superconducting Solenoid Magnets with Large Fringe Fields at Fermilab

1265

D.F. Orris, R.H. Carcagno, J.M. Nogiec, R. Rabehl, C. Sylvester, M.A. Tartaglia
Fermilab, Batavia, USA

Funding: Operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC under Contract No. De-AC02-07CH11359 with the United States Department of Energy.
Testing superconducting solenoid magnets with no iron flux return can be problematic for a magnet test facility due to the large magnetic fringe fields generated. These large external fields can interfere with the operation of equipment while precautions must be taken for personnel supporting the test. The magnetic forces between the solenoid under test and the external infrastructure must also be taken under consideration. A new test facility has been designed and built at Fermilab specifically for testing superconducting magnets with large external fringe fields. This paper discusses the test stand design, capabilities, and details of the instrumentation and controls with data from the first solenoid tested in this facility: the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) coupling coil.