Conveners
THMG Mini-Orals (MC07, MC11, MC12)
- Enrique Blanco Vinuela (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
This presentation will describe recent hardware & software updates to the Access Control Interlock System of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. Topics of interest will include replacement of outdated PLC hardware, updating EPICS software (deploying Microsoft Excel to build EPICS databases), and replacing outmoded control displays.
The high reliability of the fast protection system(FPS) is crucial for the efficient operation of the entire large-scale scientific facility of Chinese Spallation Neutron Source(CSNS). The construction of the CSNS-II began nearly two years ago. In this new phase, an advanced linear superconducting section is scheduled to be introduced. To prevent operational accidents, such as "temperature...
For the future high current accelerator-driven neutron source HBS (High Brilliance Neutron Source) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, a prototype for a target station has been developed, which was operated successfully at the JULIC neutron platform and will be relocated to the ARGITU accelerator at ESS Bilbao, in future. A major safety-related feature of the target station is the automatic motorized...
The European Spallation Source (ESS) Accelerator Personnel Safety System (ACC PSS) journey towards steady state operation has been a remarkable experience. ACC PSS serves the safety interlock and access control functionalities for the Linac.
The safety interlock mitigates various hazards (ionising radiation, high voltage) associated with the proton beam operation and RF equipment. The...
The US Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is the world’s most powerful pulsed spallation neutron source. The recently completed Proton Power Upgrade (PPU) project doubles the available average beam power from 1.4 to 2.8 MW. However, 0.8 MW of that is intended for a future second target station (STS), which is in the preliminary design phase. The mercury based first target station (FTS) has a...
As the “Dark Year” of Advanced Photon Source Upgrade (APS-U) concludes, a new logbook is essential to document the process of bringing the facility back online. The Best Electronic Logbook Yet (BELY) has been developed and deployed as a solution to fulfill this requirement. This paper dives into the development process and technologies used to create BELY. Additionally, it will explore the...
At European XFEL the control system Karabo has been developed for operating photon beamlines and instruments. The time series database InfluxDB is used as a backend for logging control data. Whilst Karabo exposes interfaces to retrieve and present the historical data stored in InfluxDB, there are benefits in using an established solution such as Grafana. This interface enables close to...
During February 26–28, 2025, the first-ever particle accelerator user interface/user experience (UI/UX) workshop was held at SLAC. Attendees had backgrounds ranging from software development to control systems management and human factors science. The workshop began with participants discussing the current state of UI/UX procedures and practices at their respective laboratories to share...
Since its inception at the first Brazilian synchrotron (UVX), the tomography beamline group has been concerned with the beamline’s usability, recognizing that beamline operation can be a significant challenge for users. This has been carried forward to Mogno* (micro and nano tomography beamline at SIRIUS), being one of the cornerstones for user side software development, aimed at a diverse...
Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) play a critical role in the operation and maintenance of large-scale distributed control systems. In this work, we present a synoptic-based visualization for the Central Signal Processor (CSP) of the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) telescope, developed using Taranta, a web-based visualization tool for TANGO systems. The synoptic view provides an intuitive,...
Scientific experiments at large-scale research facilities require flexible and collaborative tools to document, discuss, and track experimental progress. We introduce myLog*, a new logbook solution developed at European XFEL after four years of iterative prototyping and user engagement.
Designed to meet the evolving needs of scientists and support teams, myLog offers a user-friendly interface...
Fermilab is undergoing the most ambitious upgrade to its accelerator control system of the 21st century. As part of the ACORN project, hundreds of legacy control system applications written in C/C++ will be re-imagined and developed from the ground up. In addition, applications to support Fermilab’s new super-conducting linear accelerator are already under construction. To manage the...