Commissioning the compensation system of the solenoid in the BaBar detector presents a challenging problem due to the complexity of the system, which uses twelve normal quadrupoles and twelve skew quadrupoles in each ring. The setting of these skew quadrupoles needs to be readjusted according to the machine optical parameters since the machines always have some unknown errors. In this paper, we...

The Diamond booster and storage ring are equipped with Libera Electron Beam Position Processors with turnby-turn capabilities. We describe here the turn-by-turn data acquisition system and the software used for postprocessing the beam data. The signals from the Libera boxes are acquired and controlled with EPICS and then transferred to the MATLAB environment via the MATLAB Channel Access or Lab...

The Low Energy Neutron Source (LENS) at Indiana University produced its first neutrons in late 2004, and has been engaged in a series of facility upgrades since that time. Among the important developments over the past two years have been the commissioning of klystron-based RF systems, the demonstration of beam peak proton beam currents of more than 20mA, and the low-power operation of a methan...

The NLC Test Accelerator (NLCTA) at SLAC is currently configured for a proof-of-principle echo-enabled harmonic generation (EEHG) experiment using an 120 MeV beam. During commissioning, unexpected coherent optical undulator radiation (CUR) and coherent optical transition radiation (COTR) was observed when beam is accelerated off-crest and compressed after the chicanes. The CUR and COTR is likel...

The radioactive beam experiment (REX-ISOLDE) is now in the commissioning phase. REX-ISOLDE is a pilot experiment for testing a new concept of post acceleration at ISOLDE/CERN. The concept of REX-ISOLDE using a Penning trap-EBIS combination as a charge breeder and a compact LINAC for post acceleration requires detailed tests of all components in order to get a high efficiency. First measurements...

Superconducting rf photo-electron injectors (SRF photoinjectors) hold the promise to deliver high brightness, high average current electron beams for future light sources or other applications demanding continuous wave operation of an electron injector. This paper discusses results from beam commissioning of a hybrid SRF photoinjector based on a Pb coated plug and a Nb rf gun cavity for beam en...

A 714-MHz RF system for the Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) damping ring has been constructed and commissioned. The RF system comprises two higherorder-mode (HOM) damped cavities, a 50-kW klystron, a WR-1150 waveguide network and low-level RF electronics. By using HOM-damped cavities, longitudinal and transverse coupled-bunch instabilities can be avoided even at a maximum beam current of 600mA....

The dedicated new medical facility PROSCAN has restarted the treatment of deep seated tumours with proton beams at Gantry 1. The beam lines to the new gantry 2 for the further development of the spot-scanning technology, as well as to the replacement of the long established OPTIS facility for the treatment of eye melanoma, and to a material irradiation area, are in the commissioning phase. An o...

bERLinPro is an energy recovery linac project whose goal is to establish the accelerator physics knowledge and technology needed to produce 50 MeV beams with high current, low normalized emittance, and low losses. The machine will be commissioned in phases beginning in 2018, and extensive planning is underway for start-up of the machine and to prepare for measurements to verify the achievement ...