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The new digital Low-Level RF system for CERN's Extra Low ENergy Antiproton machine

CERN’s new Extra Low ENergy Antiproton accelerator/decelerator (ELENA) completed its initial commissioning in 2018. This machine is equipped with a new digital Low-Level RF (LLRF) system that implements beam and cavity loops as well as longitudinal diagnostics. ELENA’s LLRF was instrumental for mach...

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Autores principales: Angoletta, Maria Elena, Jaussi, Michael, Molendijk, John
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2019-THPRB069
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2692487
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Sumario:CERN’s new Extra Low ENergy Antiproton accelerator/decelerator (ELENA) completed its initial commissioning in 2018. This machine is equipped with a new digital Low-Level RF (LLRF) system that implements beam and cavity loops as well as longitudinal diagnostics. ELENA’s LLRF was instrumental for machine commissioning by decelerating some 1 E7 antiprotons from 5.3 MeV to 100 keV. Commissioning with H$^-$ ions took also place. Challenges faced included coping with low beam intensity and the wide frequency swing. This paper gives an overview of the LLRF system capabilities and operation. Beam results achieved with both H$^-$ ions and antiprotons are also shown.