A New Flying Wire System for the Tevatron
- Fermilab
A new flying wire system replaces an older system to enhance the analysis of beam emittance, improve reliability, and support future upgrades to the Tevatron. New VME data acquisition and timing modules allow for more bunches to be sampled more precisely. A LabVIEW application, running on a Macintosh computer, controls the data acquisition and wire motion. The application also analyzes and stores the data as well as handles local and remote commands. The new system flies three wires and fits profiles of 72 bunches to a gaussian function in a total of three seconds. A new console application allows remote operator control and display from any control console. This paper discusses the hardware and software setup, capabilities, and measurement results of the new flying wire system.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1863014
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-CONF-97-478-AD; oai:inspirehep.net:464710
- Journal Information:
- Conf.Proc.C, Vol. 970512
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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