Controls at the Fermilab PIP-II Superconducting Linac

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Main Authors: Nicklaus, Dennis J., Hanlet, Pierrick, King, Charles, McArthur, Daniel, Neswold, Richard
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Published: 2024
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author Nicklaus, Dennis J.
Hanlet, Pierrick
King, Charles
McArthur, Daniel
Neswold, Richard
author_facet Nicklaus, Dennis J.
Hanlet, Pierrick
King, Charles
McArthur, Daniel
Neswold, Richard
contents PIP-II is an 800 MeV superconducting RF linear accelerator under development at Fermilab. As the new first stage in our accelerator chain, it will deliver high-power beam to multiple experiments simultaneously and thus drive Fermilab's particle physics program for years to come. In a pivot for Fermilab, controls for PIP-II are based on EPICS instead of ACNET, the legacy control system for accelerators at the lab. This paper discusses the status of the EPICS controls work for PIP-II. We describe the EPICS tools selected for our system and the experience of operators new to EPICS. We introduce our continuous integration / continuous development environment. We also describe some efforts at cooperation between EPICS and ACNET, or efforts to move towards a unified interface that can apply to both control systems.
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spellingShingle Controls at the Fermilab PIP-II Superconducting Linac
Nicklaus, Dennis J.
Hanlet, Pierrick
King, Charles
McArthur, Daniel
Neswold, Richard
Accelerator Physics
PIP-II is an 800 MeV superconducting RF linear accelerator under development at Fermilab. As the new first stage in our accelerator chain, it will deliver high-power beam to multiple experiments simultaneously and thus drive Fermilab's particle physics program for years to come. In a pivot for Fermilab, controls for PIP-II are based on EPICS instead of ACNET, the legacy control system for accelerators at the lab. This paper discusses the status of the EPICS controls work for PIP-II. We describe the EPICS tools selected for our system and the experience of operators new to EPICS. We introduce our continuous integration / continuous development environment. We also describe some efforts at cooperation between EPICS and ACNET, or efforts to move towards a unified interface that can apply to both control systems.
title Controls at the Fermilab PIP-II Superconducting Linac
topic Accelerator Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.15160