RHIC Power Supply Ramp Diagnostics

Reliable and reproducible performance of the more than 800 Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) magnet power supplies is essential to successful RHIC operation. In order to support power supply commissioning, a system was developed to capture detailed power supply measurements from all the RHIC ri...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Morris, J T, Clifford, T S, Frak, B, Laster, J, Marusic, A, J van Zeijts
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 22.11.2001
Subjects
Acceleration
Diagnostic software
Diagnostic systems
Gluons
Heavy ions
Power supplies
Power supply
Quarks
Ramps
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Reproducibility
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Summary:Reliable and reproducible performance of the more than 800 Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) magnet power supplies is essential to successful RHIC operation. In order to support power supply commissioning, a system was developed to capture detailed power supply measurements from all the RHIC ring power supplies during acceleration ramps. Diagnostic tools were developed to allow experts to assess ramp reproducibility and rapidly identify problems. The system has now become a routine part of RHIC operations, with data captured for every acceleration ramp. This paper describes the RHIC power supply ramp diagnostic system and considers its impact on RHIC operations.
ISSN:2331-8422