The software and hardware for automatically monitoring and controlling the power supply of the magnetic systems at the I. V. Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute cyclotron are described. The system is based on modules written to the CAMAC standard and controlled by an IBM PC/AT personal computer. Optical fibers are used for information exchange between the computer and the control objects. The system can be used to automate other accelerators and electrophysical equipment.
An automatic control system for a high-voltage electrostatic accelerator with an accelerating potential of up to 500 kV is described. The electronic apparatus on the high-voltage platform is controlled and monitored by means of a fiber-optic data-exchange system. The system is based on CAMAC modules that are controlled by a microprocessor crate controller. Data on accelerator operation are represented and control instructions are issued by means of an alphanumeric terminal. 8 refs., 6 figs.
A gauge for remote monitoring of the density distribution of an accelerated particle beam over a cross section is described. It is based on the analysis of spatial distribution of residual gas ionization products. With the transverse homogeneous electric field the released charges are transported through a narrow slot behind which they are analyzed. Then they are registered by the open electron-optical converter with a micro-channel-plate amplifier. The image of the beam distribution over the cross section from the electron-optical converter screen is read by a TV camera for representation on a monitor. The detector was tested on cyclotrons at IAE (Moscow), INP (Kiev), and INP (Prague) to show that the detectors are very useful devices for unconnected beam diagnostics at different accelerators.<>
An automatic control system for a high-voltage electrostatic accelerator with an accelerating potential of up to 500 kV is described. The electronic apparatus on the high-voltage platform is controlled and monitored by means of a fiber-optic data-exchange system. The system is based on CAMAC modules that are controlled by a microprocessor crate controller. Data on accelerator operation are represented and control instructions are issued by means of an alphanumeric terminal.
