Investigator: Nathan Usher, Omar Bennani
Sponsor: National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State
Collaborator: Dr. John Vincent (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)
In
this project we aim to develop a versatile embedded control module for radio
frequency resonators for charged particle accelerators. The module is expected
to replace existing bulky analog instruments with DSP and FPGA processors. It
will perform accurate phase measurement and subsequent phase correction in
real time to ensure efficient operation of accelerators. Advanced control
algorithms, e.g., the adaptive disturbance cancellation scheme, will also be
implemented in the module to cope with problems of interest such as the
microphonics (detuning of accelerating cavities due to mechanical
disturbances).