Hardware and software to provide automatization of accelerated electron beam transport

The apparatuses and the program developed are intended to automate the transport of a pulsed electron beam of a linear induction accelerator. This measuring and control system comprises subsystems for the automatization of focusing and beam position corrections, for the measurement of beam parameters, for the registration of the current pulse shape, for the measurement of accelerating pulses parameters, for the synchronization of modulators, etc. The subsystems are CAMAC based and employ micro- or personal computers. For the system we have also developed noise-proof convertors for normalization of analog and pulse signals, amplitude and time intervals into stored signals convertors, multiplexes, ADC with memory, analog data distributors as well as controlled current sources and switches of pulse delay in a timing generator. The program developed enables synchronized measuring and input of groups of parameters as well as results output and operation control in a dialogue mode. A programm for focusing current control is realized to automate injector sections tunning and transport of an accelerated electron beam. 25 refs