NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 45, Issue 12, 120102(2022)

The design of Hefei advanced light facility timing system

Gangjia ZHAI, Xiaokang SUN, Ke XUAN, Liuguo CHEN, Chuan LI*, and Gongfa LIU
Author Affiliations
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Layout of HALF
    Schematic diagram of the actual working sequence of each subsystem after receiving the trigger from the timing system (the horizontal axis only represents the chronological order)
    Hardware structure diagram of timing system
    Schematic diagram of arbitrary bucket filling in storage ring
    Software design of timing system
    Operation interface of timing system
    Hardware structure diagram of the prototype system (a) and photo of a prototype system (b)
    Jitter result of RF clock (arrows point to enlarged test results)
    Oscilloscope output without DC (a) and with DC (b) (arrows point to enlarged test results)
    Graph of optical fiber transmission delay with temperature
    Measurements of delay adjustment (a) and delay range (b) (arrows point to enlarged test results)
    Test result of delay adjustment (a) and test result of pulse width adjustment (b)
    Measurements of the first four pulse width adjustment range (a) and other pulses width range (b) (arrows point to enlarged test results)
    • Table 1. Design specifications of HALF timing system

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      Table 1. Design specifications of HALF timing system

      触发信号的抖动

      Jitter of trigger signals

      <30 ps

      触发信号延迟的调节步长

      Delay adjustment length of trigger signals

      <10 ns

      触发信号延迟的范围

      Delay range of trigger signals

      ≥1 s

      触发信号脉宽的调节步长

      Pulse width adjustment length of trigger signals

      20 ns

      触发信号脉宽的范围

      Pulse width range of trigger signals

      ≥60 μs
    • Table 2. The timing system of some accelerator facilities

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      Table 2. The timing system of some accelerator facilities

      装置

      Facilities

      技术路线

      Technical route

      建成年份

      Completion date of construction

      MAX IVEvent timing2016
      SiriusEvent timing2019
      ESRF-EBSWhite Rabbit2019
      HEPSEvent timing建设中 Under construction
      APS-UEvent timing建设中 Under construction
      SHINEWhite Rabbit建设中 Under construction
    • Table 3. Two frequency design schemes of injection and storage ring

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      Table 3. Two frequency design schemes of injection and storage ring

      参数 Parameters方案一 Option one方案二 Option two
      电子枪激光频率fLaser E-Gun laser frequencyfLaser83.3 MHz79.333 MHz
      直线加速器微波频率fModu Linac microwave frequencyfModu2 998.8 MHz2 856 MHz
      储存环高频腔频率fRf Storage Ring RF FrequencyfRf499.8 MHz499.8 MHz
      谐波数H Harmonic numberH799800
    • Table 4. Event code distribution of timing system

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      Table 4. Event code distribution of timing system

      事件码 Event codes功能 Functions
      0x00空事件信号 Null event signal
      0x01光阴极微波电子枪的触发信号 Trigger signal of photocathode RF electron gun
      0x02热阴极电子枪的触发信号 Trigger signal of thermionic cathode electron gun
      0x03调制器等注入设备的触发信号 Trigger signal of injection devices such as modulator
      0x04直线加速器束流测量设备的触发信号 Trigger signal of beam diagnostics devices at Linac
      0x05储存环束流测量设备的触发信号 Trigger signal of beam diagnostics devices in storage ring
      0x7E延迟补偿信号 Delay compensation signal
      0x7F序列结束信号 End of sequence signal
    • Table 5. Test results of DC

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      Table 5. Test results of DC

      测试项

      Test items

      无DC

      Without DC / ns

      有DC

      With DC / ns

      t15.166 0×1022.347 0×10-1
      t2-5.161 4×1022.286 0×10-1
      系统误差System error2.300 0×10-12.316 5×10-1
      信号漂移Signal drift5.163 7×1023.050 0×10-3
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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 25, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 3, 2023

    The Author Email: LI Chuan (lichuan@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.120102

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