Author: Christou, C.
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WEPAB095 Electron Beam Commissioning of the DDBA Modification to the Diamond Storage Ring 2800
 
  • I.P.S. Martin, M. Apollonio, C.P. Bailey, R. Bartolini, C. Christou, R.T. Fielder, M.J. Furseman, E. Koukovini-Platia, T. Pulampong, G. Rehm, W.A.H. Rogers, B. Singh
    DLS, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
  • R. Bartolini
    JAI, Oxford, United Kingdom
 
  The Diamond storage ring has been modified by replacing one of the existing double bend achromat (DBA) cells with a double-DBA (DDBA) cell*. This change represents the largest modification to the storage ring since it was first commissioned in 2006, and was installed and fully commissioned during a single 8 week shutdown in autumn 2016. In view of this tight schedule, the planned commissioning steps and all high-level software needed to be developed and thoroughly tested in advance. Electron beam commissioning occupied the final 2 weeks of the shutdown, during which the injected electrons were captured and accumulated, the correct linear lattice was established, the nonlinear beam dynamics were studied, IDs were closed and the target 300 mA was achieved. This paper presents an overview of these activities.
* R.P. Walker et al., 'The Double-Double Bend Achromat (DDBA) Lattice Modification for the Diamond Storage Ring', Proc. IPAC 2014, MOPRO103, (2014)
 
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WEPAB096 Diamond Light Source: A 10-year View of the Past and Vision of the Future 2804
 
  • R.P. Walker, R. Bartolini, C. Christou, P. Coll, M.P. Cox, M.T. Heron, J. Kay, V.C. Kempson, S. Milward, G. Rehm
    DLS, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
  • R. Bartolini
    JAI, Oxford, United Kingdom
 
  Diamond Light Source has been in regular operation for users for 10 years and so it is an appropriate moment to review the successes and challenges of the past, and also consider the vision for the next 10 years.  
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THPAB152 Digital Low Level RF Systems for Diamond Light Source 4089
 
  • P. Gu, C. Christou, P. Hamadyk, D. Spink, I.S. Uzun
    DLS, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
  • E. Morales, F. Pérez, A. Salom
    ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
 
  Analogue low level RF (LLRF) systems have been used to date for both Diamond storage ring and booster RF cavities. They have been in operation for nearly ten years without a major problem. However, digital LLRF can offer new desirable functionalities such as fast data logging, 'probe blip' blockage and automation of routine tasks. Better performance is also envisaged with up to date hardware. A digital LLRF system has been developed with Alba Synchrotron as a common platform for the storage ring and booster, including superconducting and normal conducting RF cavities. The new digital LLRF is based on Virtex6 FPGA and fast ADCs and DACs. One system has been built and verified in the Diamond booster with beam. The design will be implemented for all other Diamond RF cavities.  
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THPIK112 Progress With the Diamond Light Source RF Upgrade 4358
 
  • C. Christou, A.G. Day, M.J. Duignan, P. Gu, N.P. Hammond, P.J. Marten, S.A. Pande, D. Spink
    DLS, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
 
  Failure of a superconducting cavity in the Diamond storage ring can lead to extended down-time because of the time required to remove the module from the ring, the inability to access the cavity without removal from the cryostat and the long time to repair of the module. To reduce the risk to storage ring operation, normal conducting cavities are being installed to support operation of the superconducting cavities. Two cavities will be introduced in 2017 and work is progressing with RF amplifiers, transmission lines and low-level RF as well as storage ring engineering and controls. A summary of progress so far is presented and the plan for installation and further RF upgrades is outlined.  
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