BPM Electronics Upgrade for the Fermilab H- Linac Based Upon Custom Downconverter Electronics
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: As part of the Fermilab Proton Improvement Plan [1], the readout electronics for the beam position monitors (BPMs) in the Fermilab H¯ Linac [2] have been upgraded.The new custom electronics provide a low cost solution to process the 2 nd harmonic of the 805 MHz RF.A single four-channel NIM-bin module is used to readout each four-plate stripline BPM pickup.Each module is locked to the external 805 MHz machine reference from the low level RF.A number of measurements at each BPM are provided, including average horizontal and vertical position, average intensity, and average relative phase for variable pulse lengths up to 50 µsec.The system is being exploited in a number of ways with new operations applications.
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy
Awards: G585908603, G86560745, G969889393
OpenAlex ID: W2340247331