K-Modulation Software Development and Automation

The k-modulation turned out to be the fastest and most precise tool to get a precise determination of the beam size directly at interaction points (IP) of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). These measurements can be used to increase the collision rate for each experiment directly at its detectors around the LHC ring. The k-modulation functionality was already implemented by the Optics Measurement and Correction (OMC) team. The tool with its corresponding Graphical User Interface (GUI) was used with success during the past years of operation of the LHC. This report will introduce a new extension to the existing k-software making it feasible to start a variable amount of k-modulation processes at once and optimizes the usability significantly with new developed GUI components. This report functions as documentation for the new k-modulation module which will be used for measurements in the CERN Control Center (CCC) during Run III of the LHC.