2017/01/03 by T. C. Petersen, T. Petersen, John Diamond +13
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research #Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers #Particle accelerators and beam dynamics #physics.acc-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1701.00816
3 pp
arxiv created 2017/01/03 · openalex publication_date 2017/01/03 · arxiv updated 2017/01/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
The readout electronics for the resonant beam position monitors (BPMs) in the Fermilab Switchyard (SY) have been upgraded, utilizing a low noise amplifier transition board and Fermilab designed digitizer boards. The stripline BPMs are estimated to have an average signal output of between -110 dBm and -80 dBm, with an estimated peak output of -70 dBm. The external resonant circuit is tuned to the SY machine frequency of 53.10348 MHz. Both the digitizer and transition boards have variable gain in order to accommodate the large dynamic range and irregularity of the resonant extraction spill. These BPMs will aid in auto-tuning of the SY beamline as well as enabling operators to monitor beam position through the spill.