The 2024 Topical Workshop presented by the LLRF Workshop Series, a unique opportunity for learning, networking and sharing experiences, will be held in person in Italy at the INFN-LNF - Via Enrico Fermi 60 - Frascati (Rome) from 28 to 30 October 2024.

The workshop will be dedicated to Timing, Synchronization, Measurements and Calibrations.

Motivation

The topical series of LLRF workshops is meant to bring together a diverse group of experts spanning disciplines beyond the traditional LLRF field in particle accelerators. The intent is to provide a basis for understanding the technologies and constraints which drive critical engineering decisions in multiple disciplines. Accurate timing and synchronization has played a pivotal role in many applications, from astrophysics to photon research, to quantum computing. Similarly, the success of these techniques depends on the ability to calibrate and perform accurate measurements.

Topics

- Low Drift/Phase Noise Sources

- Absolute vs. relative timing

- RF Reference Distribution (copper vs. fiber)

- RF synchronization accelerator wide (beam diagnostics, machine protection, etc.)

- Distributed facility timing and synchronization – accelerator to accelerator, accelerator to experiments, multiple locations

- Amplitude and Phase

- Reference line calibrations and stabilization/cancellation techniques

- Accurate in-situ cavity measurements (Q₀, Q_L)

- Measurement techniques required to assess hardware and systems (phase noise measurement, measurements in case the hardware needs to be distributed over large distances)

- Using beam to calibrate the RF and vice versa.

News from: https://agenda.infn.it/event/42239/overview

More information:

Special Issue on Femtosecond timing and synchronization at large scale facilities 2024 of High Power Laser Science and Engineering