7–11 Sept 2025
Teaching Hub 502
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Developing radiation-tolerant transverse beam imaging using machine learning

TUPCO11
9 Sept 2025, 16:00
2h
Teaching Hub 502

Teaching Hub 502

The University of Liverpool 160 Mount Pleasant L3 5TR Liverpool
Poster Presentation MC04: Transverse Profile and Emittance Monitors TUP

Speaker

Qiyuan Xu (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute, European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Description

Transverse beam-profile monitoring is crucial for the safe and efficient operation of particle accelerators. In high-radiation zones near fixed targets and beam dumps, imaging sensors—especially cameras used for beam-profile measurements—degrade rapidly, compromising beam diagnostics.

In this study, we propose using a single multimode fiber (MMF) to relay optical signals from an interceptive screen located in a high-radiation area to a low-radiation area, combined with a machine learning model to reconstruct the transmitted signals. To overcome the lack of sufficient and balanced real data for training, we developed an unnormalized Gaussian Mixture Model to generate synthetic data. The machine learning model trained exclusively on this synthetic dataset reconstructs beam profiles from speckle patterns transmitted through the MMF. Experimental validation was conducted in the laboratory using a laser-illuminated Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) and real transverse beam samples from the CLEAR facility. The results demonstrate the potential of this approach for radiation-resistant transverse beam imaging.

Funding Agency

This work was supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) through the LIV.INNO Centre for Doctoral Training under grant agreement ST/W006766/1 and CERN.

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Author

Qiyuan Xu (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute, European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Co-authors

Alexander Hill (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute) Carsten Welsch (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute) Dani Metin (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Federico Roncarolo (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Georges Trad (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Hao Zhang (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute) Stephane Burger (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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