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| MOPKF006 |
Enhancements of Top-up Operation at the Swiss Light Source
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- B. Kalantari, T. Korhonen, A. Lüdeke, C. Quitmann
PSI, Villigen
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Since the first experience on 2001, Top-Up is the standard mode of operation at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) for users. In order to fulfill the ongoing demands of machine experts and experiments we have had to add more functionality to the Top-Up mode thus make it more flexible. Some time-resolved experiments require a constant charge in a single isolated bucket in the gap of the normal filling of a bunch train of 80% of the circumference of the storage ring. Therefore the Hybrid application was developed that keeps the beam current distribution constant in this mode. We developed a maintenance mode too, to allow to work continuously on the Linac and booster - for example to optimize injection/extraction - without disturbing the Top-up for user operation. Even beam destructive experiments at the Linac during Top-Up or Hybrid operation are supported, where the Linac can be used synchronously at the times between successive refilling of the storage ring. The flexible control and timing systems at the SLS made these applications feasible. We describe the controls, operation and applications of each of the above functionalities in this paper.
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| THPKF012 |
Operation of the Swiss Light Source: Top-up for Highest Performance
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The Swiss Light Source (SLS) is now in its third year of user operation. Right from the beginning Top-up has been the standard mode of operation. Operation at a fixed beam current makes many applications easier to implement and allows to push several systems to higher performance. It enabled us to reach an excellent orbit stability and reproducibility and it made our users less sensitive to shortened beam lifetimes. We succeeded to satisfy the high demands on the availability of the injector system and our flexible timing system allows for a parallel usage of the Linac for experiments during Top-up operation. The impact of Top-up operation on the overall performance of the SLS is documented in this paper.
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