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@inproceedings{pollard:icalepcs2021-wepv020, author = {A.E. Pollard and D.J. Dunning and M. Maheshwari}, title = {{Learning to Lase: Machine Learning Prediction of FEL Beam Properties}}, booktitle = {Proc. ICALEPCS'21}, pages = {677--680}, eid = {WEPV020}, language = {english}, keywords = {network, diagnostics, simulation, FEL, electron}, venue = {Shanghai, China}, series = {International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems}, number = {18}, publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland}, month = {03}, year = {2022}, issn = {2226-0358}, isbn = {978-3-95450-221-9}, doi = {10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2021-WEPV020}, url = {https://jacow.org/icalepcs2021/papers/wepv020.pdf}, abstract = {{Accurate prediction of longitudinal phase space and other properties of the electron beam are computationally expensive. In addition, some diagnostics are destructive in nature and/or cannot be readily accessed. Machine learning based virtual diagnostics can allow for the real-time generation of longitudinal phase space and other graphs, allowing for rapid parameter searches, and enabling operators to predict otherwise unavailable beam properties. We present a machine learning model for predicting a range of diagnostic screens along the accelerator beamline of a free-electron laser facility, conditional on linac and other parameters. Our model is a combination of a conditional variational autoencoder and a generative adversarial network, which generates high fidelity images that accurately match simulation data. Work to date is based on start-to-end simulation data, as a prototype for experimental applications.}}, }