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| TUPRB083 | Status of Clara Front End Commissioning and First User Experiments | 1851 |
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| CLARA (Compact Linear Accelerator for Research and Applications) is a test facility for Free Electron Laser (FEL) research and other applications at STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory. The first exploitation period using CLARA Front End (FE) provided a range of beam parameters to 12 user experiments. Beam line to Beam Area 1 (BA1) was commissioned and optimised for these experiments, some involving TW laser integration. In addition to the user exploitation programme, significant advances were made to progress on machine development. This paper summarises these developments and presents the near future plan for CLARA. | ||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2019-TUPRB083 | |
| About • | paper received ※ 14 May 2019 paper accepted ※ 22 May 2019 issue date ※ 21 June 2019 | |
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| TUPRB084 | High Level Software Development Framework and Activities on VELA/CLARA | 1855 |
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| The success of modern particle accelerators depends on good high level software. Over the past few years an integrated framework has been developed to better connect machine physicists to VELA/CLARA at the STFC’s Daresbury laboratory. This framework is comprised of a number of tools, including, a c++/Python API to interface to the EPICS control system with which all High Level Software can be developed. The API is encapsulated, extensible and designed to grow as further Phases of CLARA are installed. The API is seamlessly integrated with the VELA/CLARA virtual accelerator and other activities by the simulations group. As well as presenting the design choices and methodology we will give an overview of the first control room applications built using our tools and how they will form the basis for a new programme of machine learning and optimisation on CLARA. | ||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2019-TUPRB084 | |
| About • | paper received ※ 14 May 2019 paper accepted ※ 21 May 2019 issue date ※ 21 June 2019 | |
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| TUPTS065 | RF Conditioning of the CLARA 400 Hz Photoinjector | 2067 |
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| Automated conditioning of the 400 Hz photoinjector for CLARA was begun and the conditioning program refined. The conditioning was performed at 100 Hz. Masks were used to detect breakdowns in the reflected power and phase, and the breakdown rate was limited to 5x106 breakdowns per pulse. The cavity gradient and breakdown rate evolution over the conditioning time is presented. Post-pulse multipactor and other evidence of electron effects were detected. Possible mechanisms for this are discussed. The conditioning was interrupted by breakdown in the waveguide after reaching 2.5 MW, and will be resumed after the planned 6 month shutdown of CLARA. | ||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2019-TUPTS065 | |
| About • | paper received ※ 14 May 2019 paper accepted ※ 21 May 2019 issue date ※ 21 June 2019 | |
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