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AKBP: Arbeitskreis Beschleunigerphysik
AKBP 8: Poster session
AKBP 8.10: Poster
Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 18:00–19:30, NW-Bau - HS2
Control system and data acquisition of the laser-plasma accelerator LUX — •Soeren Jalas1, Manuel Kirchen1, Niels Delbos1, Timo Eichner1, Bjoern Hubert1, Lars Huebner1, Spencer W. Jolly1,2, Vincent Leroux1,2, Sebastian Mahncke1, Philipp Messner1, Matthias Schnepp1, Max Trunk1, Christian Werle1, Paul Winkler1,3, and Andreas R. Maier1 — 1Center for Free-Electron Laser Science & Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany — 2Institute of Physics of the ASCR, ELI-Beamlines project, Na Slovance 2, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic — 3Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
LUX is a dedicated laser-plasma accelerator built within a close collaboration of the University of Hamburg and DESY. Driven by the ANGUS laser system the accelerator provides electrons with GeV-scale energies at up to 5 Hz repetition rate. Here, we present the integration of the laser system and the plasma accelerator into an online control system for continious and non-invasive monitoring and control of the machine. Using an event based data acquisition service we record data from more than 100 diagnostics and operation-critical devices synchronized to each individual laser shot. Active feedback loops allow us to stabilize the accelerator in real time, which is key to enable reliable and reproducible long-term operation of a laser-plasma accelerator.