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Eugene Tan (Australian Synchrotron)17/10/2022, 13:00
A prototype X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) has been developed and tested at the Australian Synchrotron. This talk will outline the design consideration, fabrication and initial results for the XBPM. A review of the lessons learned and changes being made of the second iteration will be presented.
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Mr Alan Cooper (NPAA ANU)17/10/2022, 13:20
Describes the plant and the concerns with age.
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Actions underway to mitigate the risks. -
16. Radiation Simulation and Beam Dump design for High Energy Electrons at the Australian SynchroronEugene Tan (Australian Synchrotron)17/10/2022, 13:40
To support growing interest of the use of high energy electrons (40-200 MeV) for detector and medical therapy investigations, we are developing an electron extraction line at the end of the Australian Synchrotron's 100 MeV linear accelerator. While it is within a shielded area, it is desirable to reduce as much as possible the scattered radiation from the beam dump. We have investigated the...
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Mr David Button (ANSTO, New Illawarra Rd)17/10/2022, 14:00
The Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS) operate four tandem accelerators featuring 3 different charging and terminal potential stabilising systems. This presentation is a discussion about the current methods used to stabilise the terminal potential and inviting other delegates to contribute their knowledge surrounding the limitations of the existing systems and discuss some ideas that might...
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Alan Cooper (NPAA ANU)17/10/2022, 14:20
The 14 UD will soon receive new Column Posts. We will move to a new low stress assembly technique.
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Scott Williams (The University of Melbourne)17/10/2022, 14:40
As part of the development of the University of Melbourne X-band Laboratory for Accelerators and Beams (X-LAB) we have been advancing the conceptual design and simulations of a compact low emittance beamline to be based in the newly re-developed beam hall.
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Peter Linardakis (Australian National University)17/10/2022, 15:30
The Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) at the Australian National University is reaching a series 50-year milestones in its operation of the 14UD tandem pelletron particle accelerator. Far from fading into the dying light, the accelerator and facility are instead pushing toward the future with an array of major infrastructure initiatives and an expanded range of industry relevant...
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Mr Nick Herrald (AITC)17/10/2022, 15:50
Bearings present engineering challenges in a cryogenic environment, both from geometric control and tribology points of view. Differential thermal strains, resulting from non-similar materials, thermal gradients, differential cooling rates or a lack of suitable lubrication can cause bearing degradation or malfunction. Thermal strain issues can be overcome using by exploiting specific design...
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David Brodrick (ANU)17/10/2022, 16:10
Model Based Systems Engineering is something I wish I had discovered much earlier in my career. It is an effective way to help manage the architecture, interfaces and requirements of complex instrumentation projects. I will use this opportunity to provide a brief introduction and reflect on some of the ways we have used MBSE for our projects at AITC.
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Adam Steinberg (University of Melbourne / University of Melbourne / Cockcroft Institute)18/10/2022, 09:10
The Pelletron at the University of Melbourne has been used for materials analysis and ion implantation since its installation in the 1970s. Today, it is primarily used to produce proton and helium beams up to 3.5 and 1.5MeV respectively, serving three beamlines via a rotating spectrometer magnet. Although the approximate beam current and transverse profile can be measured using the...
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Rohan Dowd (Australian Synchrotron)18/10/2022, 09:30
this talk will give an introduction to the Australian synchrotron accelerator facilities and a summary of current key accelerator upgrade projects we are undertaking and their technical challenges.
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Celine D'Orgeville (ANU)18/10/2022, 09:50
An introduction to the Advanced Instrumentation Technology forum and also diversity in STEM facilities.
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Mahananda Dasgupta (ANU)18/10/2022, 10:10
An overview of the ANU Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility.
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Eduardo Trifoni (ANU)18/10/2022, 11:00
This talk will outline the Space Test Facility run by the Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre at the ANU Mount Stromlo Observatory.
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Thomas Tunningley (ANU)18/10/2022, 11:20
The ANU has been awarded funding to develop a simulated space radiation testing facility. The facility is aimed at qualifying electronic components for use in space projects. Radiation will be produced and targeted at electronic equipment to measure the effects at a component level. Two of the parts required in this system are: slits for defining the area of irradiation, and dosimetry to...
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Alexey Grigoriev (ANU)18/10/2022, 11:40
Alexey will present on some of the spacecraft missions he has been involved in.
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Paul Compston (ANU)18/10/2022, 12:00
This talk will provide a description of the Advanced Composites Manufacturing facility and recent demonstration projects.
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Dr Matteo Volpi (The University of Melbourne)18/10/2022, 12:20
The first Southern Hemisphere X-band Laboratory for Accelerators and Beams (X-LAB) is under construction at the University of Melbourne, and it will operate CERN X-band test stand containing two 12GHz 6MW klystron amplifiers. By power combination through hybrid couplers and the use of pulse compressors, up to 50 MW of peak power can be sent to any of 2 test slots at pulse repetition rates up...
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Mr Warrick Schofield (Australian National University)18/10/2022, 12:40
Every day we interact with compliant mechanisms (CMs), whether you realise it or not. They are present in light switches, zippers, and even your plastic takeaway container. A compliant mechanism is a mechanism that uses one or more flexing features to achieve a mechanical outcome. We use them frequently at the AITC as substitutes for traditional mechanisms, such as bearings, slides, and...
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Dr Israel Vaughn (AITC at the Australian National University)18/10/2022, 15:30
Optical engineering combines the disciplines of physics, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. At AITC we design and integrate optical systems. This talk gives an overview of optical engineering techniques, some tools of the trade, and some tips and tricks that we have learned through building optical systems.
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Prof. Steve Madden (OptoFab ACT, ANU)18/10/2022, 15:50
In this presetation I will introduce the Australian National Nanofabrication Facility on a general level, and then more specifically OptoFab ACT which is a recent new node formed around optical coatings,precision custom optical fabriction, and ultimately optical chips. I will present the current and upcoming capabilties and some exaamples of components and systems we have built.
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Annino Vaccarella (ANU)18/10/2022, 16:10
This talk will outline the detector technology program at the ANU RSAA Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre.
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Malte Marquarding (CSIRO)18/10/2022, 16:30
From requirements to execution of test on hardware and then back using JAMA, JIRA, CICD, tango, k8s and hardware.
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Stephen Battisson (ANU)19/10/2022, 10:00
The preparation of Ferromanganese crust samples for AMS studies.
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Matthew Rees (ANSTO)19/10/2022, 11:00
This talk will outline steps that are being taken at the ANSTO Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS) to renew and restructure our ageing network and computer systems assets. This process is aimed at modernisation of CAS IT and OT infrastructure to facilitate more efficient collection, storage and processing of electronic data, providing staff and customers with greater overall system...
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Mr Ian Price (ANU)19/10/2022, 11:20
The ANU 2.3m telescope was originally built in the early 80's. Usage has evolved from observers on-site pushing buttons to remote operation with GUI interfaces for plant and instrument control, and now fully autonomous operation. The hardware of the telescope and instrument control systems has remained largely unchanged but software control systems have changed substantially. This is a brief...
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Christian Notthoff (The Australian National University)19/10/2022, 11:40
The current control system is based on an Ubuntu 12 (32 bit) server and EPICS version 3.14.11-dirty. The server provides EPICS IOC's to four VME crates and a few arm based IOC's via tftp boot. All IOC's run the same iocApp with different st.cmd and data base files to form the accelerator control system. In addition all control terminals are thick clients booting from the Ubuntu 12 server,...
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Matthew Rees (ANSTO)19/10/2022, 12:00
This talk will describe the design and development of a control system for precise positioning of 4-way slits to be installed at the low energy end of the ANTARES accelerator at the ASTO Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS). The talk will cover the rationale, process and challenges faced in creating and implementing this in house design exercise. Topics covered include Stepper motors, drive...
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Simin Chen (ANSTO)19/10/2022, 13:30
Powerbrick has been selected as the preferred motion controller at Austraian Synchrotron. However it has become mandatory to apply site acceptance test (SAT) due to the quality issues found on received units. System level automatic testing significantly reduced the time consumption from hours to minutes. It is also ideal for field testing on the deployed units.
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Andrew Downes (ANSTO)19/10/2022, 13:50
The ANTARES 10MV accelerator at ANSTO was originally built in the 1960’s. The terminal was upgraded in the 1990s and early 2000s. It was very basic in operation due to the harsh operating environment and technological limitations at the time. Technology and user requirements have changed significantly since then and a need was identified to increase the capabilities. This presentation...
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Mr Matthew Rees (ANSTO)19/10/2022, 14:10IC-Cop (Controls)
ANTARES AMS Data Acquisition System (DAQ) is built up in the early time of 90’s. The system includes detector, pre-Amplify, CAMAC electronics system, and VME frame with Motorola MVME CPU processor plus CEAN scaler board and ADC pulse process board. The system employs OS/9 operator system that were developed by Microware for MVME CPU processor. A Linux machine is connected to MVME CPU board via...
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Andrew Starritt (Australian Synchrotron)19/10/2022, 14:30
The accelerator and support infra-structure at the Australian Synchrotron has over 220 different EPICS IOCs, gateways, archivers and operator interfaces items
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that need to be built and maintained.
This presentation will give an over view of the tools involved, the methodology,
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Mr Nader Afshar19/10/2022, 14:50
Australian Synchrotron has a standardised motion system architecture based on pmac motion controllers and epics pmac support software stack, which is developed based on dls pmac driver.
To address current and future expansion requirements, we have drawn a concept to extend our existing platform to connect Motor Drivers, Encoders and IO terminals to the pmac controllers using CAN Over EtherCat...
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