IPAC'24 - 15th International Particle Accelerator Conference

Status of the development of the new digital LLRF for ALBA synchrotron light facility

THPG74

23 May 2024, 16:00

2h

Bluegrass (MCC Exhibit Hall A)

Poster Presentation MC6.T27 Low Level RF Thursday Poster Session

Speaker

Juan Fernández (Safran Electronics & Defense Spain S.L.)

Description

One of the crucial control systems of any synchrotron is the Low-Level Radio Frequency (LLRF).  The main purpose of an LLRF is to generate and maintain a stable electric field within the accelerator cavities by controlling its amplitude and phase. SAFRAN Electronic & Defense Spain S.L.U. is currently developing the new digital LLRF to update the system in the ALBA Synchrotron Light facility located in Barcelona. The design, implementation and tests are based on ALBA technical specifications. It is expected that the system will be tested on site, in its 500 MHz version, by summer 2024 while the 1.5 GHz (third harmonic version) will be tested on site by the first quarter of 2025. The architecture, design, and development as well as the performance of the LLRF system will be presented in this work.