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The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is a particle accelerator located at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK. Protons are energised to 70MeV through the linear accelerator; before accelerating in the synchrotron to 800MeV with a rep rate of 50Hz. At this energy the neutrons and muons split from the proton for experiments in the target instruments, split across two target stations (TS1 at 40Hz and TS2 at 10Hz). ISIS has been in operation for over 40 years and as a result; there are still many legacy systems critical to ISIS operations which are now full of obsolete electronics and designs. Two systems included within this were the Riken Trigger Unit and the Extract Trigger Module, these two were updated and combined to form the Ideal Extract Buffer Unit. The Riken Trigger Unit provides the Ideal Extract Timing (IET) pulse to the Extract Trigger Module, it also buffers the IET pulse (or a 50Hz backup as this timing is critical for the operation of ISIS) then provides it to the Riken Muon Target and diagnostics equipment such as the Intensity Monitors and Beam Loss Monitors on both target stations. The Extract Trigger Module buffers and performs AND logic on both the IET pulse and the beam intensity. This unit will provide the gated outputs for timing on the TS1 instruments. This work will present the process of modernising the electronics of both systems and combining them into one unit which conforms with modern conventions.
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