CAEP, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University, Paris, France
Detectors and electronic components in High-Energy Physics experiments are nowadays often exposed to harsh radiation environments. Thus, to insure reliable operation over time, their radiation tolerance must be assessed beforehand through dedicated testing experiments in irradiation facilities. To prevent data loss and perform accurate experiments, these facilities need to rely upon a proper data management system. In prior work, we provided a formal description of the key concepts involved in the data management of irradiation experiments using an ontology (IEDM)*. In this work, we show how this formalisation effort has a practical by-product via the introduction of an ontology-based methodology for the automatic generation of web applications, using IEDM as a use case. Moreover, we also compare this IEDM-generated web application to the IRRAD Data Manager (IDM), the manually developed web application used for the data handling of the CERN Proton Irradiation facility (IRRAD). Our approach should allow irradiation facility teams to gain access to state-of-the-art data management tools without incurring significant software development effort.
*Gkotse, B., Jouvelot, P., Ravotti, F.: IEDM: An Ontology for Irradiation Experiments Data Management. In: Extended Semantic Web Conference 2019, accepted in Posters and Demos. http://cern.ch/iedm
ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA
Osprey DCS LLC, Ocean City, USA
The installation of the APS-U has a short schedule of one year, making it imperative to be well prepared before the installation process begins. The Component Database (CDB) has been designed to help in documenting and tracking all the components for APS-U. Two new major domains, Machine Design domain and Measurement and Analysis Archive (MAARC) domain, have been added to CDB to further its ability in exhaustively documenting components. The Machine Design domain will help define the purpose of all the components in the APS-U design and the MAARC domain allows association of components with collected data. The CDB and a traveler application from FRIB have been integrated to help with documenting various processes performed, such as inspections and maintenance. Working groups have been formed to define appropriate work flow processes for receiving components, using the tools to document receiving inspection and QA requirements. The applications are under constant development to perform as expected by the working groups. Over some time, especially after production procurement began, the CDB has seen more and more usage in order to aid in preparation for the APS-U installation.