The Italian National Centre for Oncological hAdrontherapy (CNAO), in its final construction phase, uses proton and carbon ion beams to treat patients affected by solid tumours. At the heart of CNAO is a 78- meter circumference synchrotron that accelerates particles to up to 400 MeV/u. The synchrotron relies on a digital LLRF system based upon Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). This system implements cavity servoing and beam control capabilities, such as phase and radial loops. Beam tests of the CNAO synchrotron LLRF system were carried out at CERN’s Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB) in autumn 2007, to verify the combined DSP/FPGA architecture and the beam control capabilities. For this, a prototype version of CNAO’s LLRF system was adapted to the PSB requirements. This paper outlines the prototype system layout and describes the tests carried out and their results. In particular, system architecture and beam control capabilities were successfully proven by comparison with the PSB operational beam control system and with the help of several existing beam diagnostic systems.
CERN PSB beam tests of CNAO synchrotron’s digital LLRF / M.E. Angoletta, A. Findlay, O. Bourrion, R. Foglio, D. Tourres, C. Vescovi, L. Falbo, S. Hunt, C. De Martinis - In: Proceedings of EPAC08[s.l] : null, 2008. - pp. 1431-1433 (( Intervento presentato al 11. convegno EPAC : European particle accelerator conference tenutosi a Genova, Italy nel 2008.
CERN PSB beam tests of CNAO synchrotron’s digital LLRF
C. De MartinisUltimo
2008
Abstract
The Italian National Centre for Oncological hAdrontherapy (CNAO), in its final construction phase, uses proton and carbon ion beams to treat patients affected by solid tumours. At the heart of CNAO is a 78- meter circumference synchrotron that accelerates particles to up to 400 MeV/u. The synchrotron relies on a digital LLRF system based upon Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). This system implements cavity servoing and beam control capabilities, such as phase and radial loops. Beam tests of the CNAO synchrotron LLRF system were carried out at CERN’s Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB) in autumn 2007, to verify the combined DSP/FPGA architecture and the beam control capabilities. For this, a prototype version of CNAO’s LLRF system was adapted to the PSB requirements. This paper outlines the prototype system layout and describes the tests carried out and their results. In particular, system architecture and beam control capabilities were successfully proven by comparison with the PSB operational beam control system and with the help of several existing beam diagnostic systems.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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