1–6 Jun 2025
Taipei International Convention Center (TICC)
Asia/Taipei timezone

Evaluation of an X-band LLRF prototype for the EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB LINAC

THPS042
5 Jun 2025, 15:30
2h
Exhibiton Hall A _Salmon (TWTC)

Exhibiton Hall A _Salmon

TWTC

Poster Presentation MC6.T27 Low Level RF Thursday Poster Session

Speaker

Phani Deep Meruga (Instrumentation Technologies (Slovenia))

Description

EuPRAXIA, the "European Plasma Research Accelerator with eXcellence In Applications," represents the next generation of free-electron lasers (FEL). It aims to develop a compact, cost-efficient particle accelerator using innovative wake-field accelerator technology. High-energy physics often demands higher acceleration voltages, and X-band technology offers high gradients in compact structures. The EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB LINAC injector, featuring an S-band RF gun, four S-band structures, and sixteen X-band structures, achieves a maximum beam energy of 1 GeV. For femtosecond-level synchronization and stability, Low-Level Radio Frequency (LLRF) systems are essential. However, commercial X-band LLRF solutions for 100 ns pulse processing are unavailable. This project, in context of the EuPRAXIA - Doctoral Network, develops an X-band LLRF prototype tailored to meet the EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB LINAC's stringent requirements. After validation on a testbench, the prototype will enable industrial production and commercialization. This paper presents the Front-End, Back-End analysis, and further evaluation of the prototype.

Funding Agency

This project has received funding from the European Union´s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 101073480 and the UKRI guarantee funds.

Region represented Europe
Paper preparation format Word

Author

Phani Deep Meruga (Instrumentation Technologies (Slovenia))

Co-authors

Alessandro Gallo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome) Beatrice Serenellini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Borut Baricevic (Instrumentation Technologies (Slovenia)) Luca Piersanti (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Manuel Cargnelutti (Instrumentation Technologies (Slovenia)) Marco Bellaveglia (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Xianghe Fang (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

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