ATF IC-CoP

Name: ATF IC-CoP
Start: 2022-10-17T09:00:00+11:00
End: 2022-10-19T23:20:00+11:00
Location: ANU

17 Oct 2022, 09:00 → 19 Oct 2022, 23:20 Australia/Sydney

ANU

The Symposium will be held on the Australian National University campus, Canberra. The weather in October in Canberra is usually excellent.

Andrew Starritt (Australian Synchrotron), Brian Taylor (The Australian National University), David Brodrick (ANU), David Chandler (RSA ANU), David Garton (ANSTO), Joice Mathew (RSA ANU), Nikolai Lobanov (ANU), Peter Linardakis (Australian National University), Petra Rickman (HIFA ANU)

Description

Overview

This is an Australian scientific instrumentation meeting including the Accelerator Technology Forum (ATF) and Instrumentation and Controls Community of Practice (IC-CoP). It is a 2.5 day workshop aimed at providing a collaborative stage to discuss the most recent developments in electro-physical installations and associated control systems for scientific, medical and industrial applications in Australia. The ATF will bring together leading members of the Australian scientific, engineering, technology sector including accelerator, astronomical, and other communities that are contributing to its success. The 2022 ATF will be hosted by the ANU and will be held on Monday the 17th of October 2022 to Wednesday the 20th of October 2022.

The event will start at lunchtime Monday to allow people to travel to Canberra. Wednesday afternoon will finish with a tour and afternoon tea at the Mount Stromlo Observatory - some people from out of town might choose to skip this so they can depart early.

Registration

Please use this ANU link for registration and payment. The registration fee is $AU450 which includes coffee, lunches, symposium dinner and bus hire.

Meeting Registration Form

Meeting Aims

The aims of the forum/meeting are as follows:

Highlight the current state of complex scientific and technological equipment, recent developments and applications in Australasia
Create a community of Australasian organisations that can share information and work together for mutual benefit
Identify development and collaboration opportunities and establish frameworks for the community to work together
Identify funding sources for complex scientific and technological equipment/controls development, including government grants
Raise awareness of electro-physical installations and associated control systems developments in Australasia

Topics

An overview of technical topics is available on the Call for Abstracts page. The format is a short abstract and oral presentation only, no paper submission is required.

COVID Safety

Please follow ANU COVID safety protocols during the meeting. These are described on the following web page: https://www.anu.edu.au/covid-19-advice

Accommodation

We have secured cheap accommodation at the Judit Wright Court apartments within the ANU Campus for the week for meeting participants (Apartment Information). These are apartments, so there is no room service or in house restaurant, but café’s and restaurants are close by in the New Acton/Civic area.

Since the apartments are not officially open to everyone, only official visitors to the ANU, the rate per night is only 100 for a 1 bedroom apartment and 140 for a two bedroom. Minimum stay however is 2 nights.

We have also secured a discount rate at Peppers Gallery & Breakfree Capital Tower. The discount will apply for any room type travelling between 16/10/2022 – 21/10/2022 , when booked before 10/10/2022. To book and receive 10% off Best Available Rate, visit: http://www.mghotels.com.au/ And follow the below steps:

Select the Region and Property, your Travel Dates and the Number of People travelling – hit SEARCH
Select Change Search – at the top of the page
Input Promo Code ATF2022 (case sensitive) in the Promo Box – hit SEARCH again. You will see discount applied to the BAR Rate.
Select the room type you wish to book and hit BOOK NOW to proceed to payment screen
Fill in all required details to confirm your booking and hit COMPLETE BOOKING
You will receive an email confirmation once all details have been processed.

Canberra also has numerous other hotel options within walking distance of the ANU campus.

Workshop Chair David Brodrick

david.brodrick@anu.edu.au

Monday, 17 October
- 12:00 → 12:45
  
  Break: Registration and Lunch
- 12:45 → 13:00
  
  General: Welcome
- 13:00 → 15:00
  ATF: Accelerator Talks
  
  Convener: Nikolai Lobanov (ANU)
  - 13:00
    
    X-ray Beam Position Monitor Development at the Australian Synchrotron. 20m
    
    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.
    
    Speaker: Eugene Tan (Australian Synchrotron)
    
    ATF22 - X-ray Beam Position Monitors.pdf ATF22 - X-ray Beam Position Monitors.pptx
  - 13:20
    
    14UD SF6 Plant, Concerns and Action. 20m
    
    Describes the plant and the concerns with age.
    Actions underway to mitigate the risks.
    
    Speaker: Mr Alan Cooper (NPAA ANU)
  - 13:40
    
    Radiation Simulation and Beam Dump design for High Energy Electrons at the Australian Synchroron 20m
    
    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 use of different materials to reduce backscatter through the use of FLUKA modelling and direct measurements and found the addition of Low Z material to the front of the beam dump gives significantly reduced neutron backscatter. Ideas for how this can be implemented in other areas will also be discussed.
    
    Speaker: Eugene Tan (Australian Synchrotron)
    
    Beam Dump design for Energetic Electrons at the AS.pdf Beam Dump design for Energetic Electrons at the AS.pptx
  - 14:00
    
    Is there potential for a flatter potential? 20m
    
    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 offer further improvements to existing systems and methods. It is hoped to gain insights from other delegates on potential technological enablers.
    
    Speaker: Mr David Button (ANSTO, New Illawarra Rd)
    
    Stability Presentation.pptx
  - 14:20
    
    14UD Column Structure, A new Understanding. 20m
    
    The 14 UD will soon receive new Column Posts. We will move to a new low stress assembly technique.
    
    Speaker: Alan Cooper (NPAA ANU)
  - 14:40
    
    Simulations and design of a compact beamline at the University of Melbourne X-lab 20m
    
    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.
    Proposed applications of the beamline include radiation dosimetry, as well as the electron source for an Inverse Compton Scattering (ICS) X-ray light source.
    
    As part of commissioning, it is expected to use a DC photogun plus an additional bunching section for acceptance into the main accelerating section.
    The main accelerating section itself is composed of two high gradient X-band linear accelerating structures operating at an expected average gradient of 70MV/m.
    For the ICS X-ray source, a quadrupole focusing array is used to focus the beam to a small spot size for interaction with a laser pulse.
    
    For this talk we shall comment on the simulation process of the beamline which utilises multiple simulation codes at various stages of the beamline, the proposed use of a DC gun and S-band accelerating segment for initial commissioning, the conceptual design of the quadrupole focusing array, and expected photon yields.
    
    Speaker: Scott Williams (The University of Melbourne)
    
    sw_atf2022_canberra.pdf
- 15:00 → 15:30
  
  Break: Afternoon Tea
- 15:30 → 16:30
  General: Talks
  - 15:30
    
    Developments at the ANU Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility 20m
    
    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 applications. Major capability upgrade projects include construction of a space radiation testing beam line as a component of Australia’s National Space Qualification Network (NSQN) and an upgrade of ion beam injection with an additional alpha ion source and beam analysis hardware. Fundamental systems too are undergoing upgrades, with an extensive renewal of control hardware and underlying EPICS software and a replacement of an aging radiation protection system. Perhaps the biggest indicator of the optimism at HIAF amongst the current, shared challenges of the world is the replacement of all ceramic acceleration tubes and posts within the 14UD to increase stability and restore the peak achievable voltage to its historical maximums.
    
    Speaker: Peter Linardakis (Australian National University)
    
    LINARDAKIS-ATF-IC-COP-2022 v3.pdf
  - 15:50
    
    Bearings in cryogenic environments 20m
    
    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 geometries, whilst tribology problems can be mitigated with dry lubrication and cryogenic compatible surface treatments. We show how these challenges were overcome in a cryogenic mechanism prototype which was recently built at the AITC.
    
    Speaker: Mr Nick Herrald (AITC)
    
    bearing.mkv bearings_cryo.pptx IMG_3396.MOV
  - 16:10
    
    What is Model Based Systems Engineering? 20m
    
    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.
    
    Speaker: David Brodrick (ANU)
    
    MBSE for ATF_IC-CoP.pptx
- 16:30 → 19:30
  
  Break: Nibbles
Tuesday, 18 October
- 09:00 → 09:10
  
  General: Welcome
- 09:10 → 10:30
  General: Talks
  
  Convener: David Button (ANSTO)
  - 09:10
    
    Characterising the Pelletron at the University of Melbourne 20m
    
    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 in-built rotating wire scanners and Faraday Cups, neither the beam stability nor transverse distributions have been previously investigated or measured in detail. Using only the diagnostics already installed in the beamlines, we have performed systematic measurements to determine the beam current variation over timescales ranging from milliseconds to hours, leading to increased beam stability with changes to the operating Pelletron settings. In addition, we have performed initial beam distribution measurements using a custom-built slit-grid apparatus. Our beam characterisation techniques could provide a low-cost method to probe parameters of the beam for improvements in the operation and efficiency of similar accelerators.
    
    Speaker: Adam Steinberg (University of Melbourne / University of Melbourne / Cockcroft Institute)
    
    ATF'22 Slides Adam Steinberg.pptx
  - 09:30
    
    Accelerator Capabilities and Upgrade Projects at the Australian Synchrotron 20m
    
    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.
    Current major upgrades include the booster and storage ring RF amplifiers, electron gun and storage ring injection system.
    
    Speaker: Rohan Dowd (Australian Synchrotron)
  - 09:50
    
    AITC 20m
    
    An introduction to the Advanced Instrumentation Technology forum and also diversity in STEM facilities.
    
    Speaker: Celine D'Orgeville (ANU)
  - 10:10
    
    HIAF 20m
    
    An overview of the ANU Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility.
    
    Speaker: Mahananda Dasgupta (ANU)
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Break: Morning Tea
- 11:00 → 13:00
  General: Talks
  
  Convener: David Brodrick (ANU)
  - 11:00
    
    The National Space Test Facility 20m
    
    This talk will outline the Space Test Facility run by the Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre at the ANU Mount Stromlo Observatory.
    
    Speaker: Eduardo Trifoni (ANU)
  - 11:20
    
    SPACE RADIATION TESTING, DOSIMETRY SLITS 20m
    
    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 provide measurement of radiation. The system must be capable of handling a large range of fluxes, with real-time measurement at low-levels. At ANU, a system has been designed to meet all these requirements in a compact and novel way. This presentation will detail the design requirements and the development of the system from concept to reality.
    
    Speaker: Thomas Tunningley (ANU)
  - 11:40
    
    Space Projects 20m
    
    Alexey will present on some of the spacecraft missions he has been involved in.
    
    Speaker: Alexey Grigoriev (ANU)
  - 12:00
    
    Advanced Composites Manufacturing 20m
    
    This talk will provide a description of the Advanced Composites Manufacturing facility and recent demonstration projects.
    
    Speaker: Paul Compston (ANU)
  - 12:20
    
    The southern hemisphere's first X-band radio-frequency test facility at the University of Melbourne. 20m
    
    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 to 400 Hz. The test stand is dedicated to RF conditioning and testing CLIC's high gradient accelerating structures beyond 100 MV/m. It will also form the basis for developing a compact accelerator for medical applications, such as radiotherapy and compact light sources. Australian researchers working as part of a collaboration between the University of Melbourne, international universities, national industries, the Australian Synchrotron -ANSTO, Canadian Light Source and the CERN believe that creating a laboratory for novel accelerator research in Australia could drive technological and medical innovation.
    
    Speaker: Dr Matteo Volpi (The University of Melbourne)
    
    MVOlpiXLab_ATF_IC_CoP2022.pptx
  - 12:40
    
    Applications of Compliant Mechanisms 20m
    
    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 hinges, which often don’t meet the design requirements associated with high accuracy, repeatability, sensitivity, and especially cryogenic environments.
    CMs have many benefits such as being backlash-free, oil-free, small in size, low maintenance, and cheap. They really tick many boxes and can be implemented in almost any engineering design requiring moving components. The challenge I found, when starting to use CMs, was determining when to implement them and being able to imagine all the ways a CM could be designed and used to suit many applications. But with more exposure to CMs, this became easier and creative solutions started to flow.
    This presentation is a show and tells of the many applications of CMs designed at the AITC, with the hope that it may inspire others during their design process.
    
    Speaker: Mr Warrick Schofield (Australian National University)
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Break: Lunch
- 14:00 → 15:00
  
  Tour: Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility
- 15:00 → 15:30
  
  Break: Afternoon Tea
- 15:30 → 17:00
  General: Talks
  
  Convener: Brian Taylor (The Australian National University)
  - 15:30
    
    An Overview of Optical Engineering 20m
    
    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.
    
    Speaker: Dr Israel Vaughn (AITC at the Australian National University)
    
    OptEngOverview_ATF_IV_2022.pptx
  - 15:50
    
    Bringing custom and precsion optics to Australian industry and researchers - OptoFab ACT 20m
    
    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.
    
    Speaker: Prof. Steve Madden (OptoFab ACT, ANU)
  - 16:10
    
    AITC Detector Program 20m
    
    This talk will outline the detector technology program at the ANU RSAA Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre.
    
    Speaker: Annino Vaccarella (ANU)
  - 16:30
    
    Software/Firmware/Hardware testing and verification flows in SKAO 20m
    
    From requirements to execution of test on hardware and then back using JAMA, JIRA, CICD, tango, k8s and hardware.
    
    Speaker: Malte Marquarding (CSIRO)
    
    Testing_in_SKAO.pdf
- 18:00 → 20:00
  
  Break: Conference Dinner at QT
Wednesday, 19 October
- 09:00 → 10:00
  
  Exhibitors: Exhibitor Stalls and Talks
- 10:00 → 10:30
  General: Last Session
  - 10:00
    
    Cutting Through Time 20m
    
    The preparation of Ferromanganese crust samples for AMS studies.
    
    Speaker: Stephen Battisson (ANU)
    
    Cutting Through Time Final.pptx
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Break: Morning Tea
- 11:00 → 12:30
  IC-CoP: Talks
  
  Convener: Andrew Starritt (Australian Synchrotron)
  
  easy_build_system_win.pptx
  - 11:00
    
    Renewal of Computer Systems at ANSTO Centre for Accelerator Science 20m
    
    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 visibility and reinforcing a positive user experience.
    
    Speaker: Matthew Rees (ANSTO)
    
    CAS_computer_renewal.pptx
  - 11:20
    
    2.3m Automation - Redesign a control system without changing any (bespoke) hardware 20m
    
    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 overview of the automated observing control system, which pulls various bespoke components into a consolidated distributed control system. The primary objective of the project is to extend the working life of a useful, but aging facility, by 10 years.
    
    Speaker: Mr Ian Price (ANU)
  - 11:40
    
    Updating the 14UD control system at HIAF (ANU) 20m
    
    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, which provide a python based control screen to operate the accelerator.
    In this contribution I will present our ideas for restructuring/reprogramming the control system and operator screens.
    We are planing to update EPICS to R7 where possible, program a new operator screen based on qeframework and alpine Linux, and restructure the overall architecture utilising docker and Gitlab. The aim is to make the system independent of the underlying operating system and partially decentralised (using three servers), so that a single server failure can be compensated by redistributing the services to the remaining servers. Gitlab's CI/CD tools seem to be a promising path to automate some of the maintenance and deployment tasks using git repositories to keep track of changes.
    
    Speaker: Christian Notthoff (The Australian National University)
    
    ATF_Talk_CN.pdf
  - 12:00
    
    Development of 4-Way Slits Control System for the ANTARES accelerator 20m
    
    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 selection, EtherCat communications and Beckhoff TwinCAT development software.
    
    Speaker: Matthew Rees (ANSTO)
- 12:30 → 13:30
  
  Break: Lunch
- 13:30 → 15:10
  IC-CoP: Talks
  
  Convener: Peter Linardakis (Australian National University)
  
  easy_build_system_win.pptx
  - 13:30
    
    Powerbrick Field Automatic Test System 20m
    
    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.
    
    Speaker: Simin Chen (ANSTO)
    
    Automated_PB_tester_ATF2022.pptx
  - 13:50
    
    Installation of a PLC in the ANTARES accelerator terminal 20m
    
    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 discusses the installation and testing of a PLC in the terminal and the challenges of protecting it from the effects of high voltages.
    
    Speaker: Andrew Downes (ANSTO)
  - 14:10
    
    ANTARES AMS Data Acquisition System - Current Status and Future Upgrade 20m
    
    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 ethernet for the experimental data process and graphic display. A special C program package SOAP plays strong function for above data process and display. With such aged DAQ system, it is quite difficult for maintenance and development. There are also many system issues and hardware shortage that cannot be fixed easily. Upgrade of ANTARES AMS DAQ system is necessary.
    Several options have been proposed. What we considered is to apply for latest data process technology instead of Motorola CPU board and VME signal process crate. One portable solution of new DAQ system can be applied for CAEN Digitizer desktop box DT5742, 16+1 Channel 12 bit 5 GS/s Switched Capacitor Digitizer. The CAEN Digitizer DT5742 has strong function combined scaler process and ADC process for the pulse. We can therefore not rely on the VME chases with MVME CPU boards, CEAN scaler board, and CEAN pulse process boards. Furthermore, Digitizer desktop box DT5742 carries built-in DRS4 chip mobile processor with a lot of strong functions. CEAN also provides software package CoMPASS for multiparametric DAQ software for Physics Applications and communication sockets that can be accessed by other user’s applications. A Linux DAQ system contains local data analysis and visualised data processor that can connect CEAN software package and “Digitizer Desktop Box” through special socks and optical cable. A new "SOAP" package will be developed depend on QT GUI application and Digitizer desktop box DT5742.
    
    Speaker: Mr Matthew Rees (ANSTO)
    
    ANTARES_AMS_DAQ_Current_Future_Devel.pptx
  - 14:30
    
    Easy Build System 20m
    
    The accelerator and support infra-structure at the Australian Synchrotron has over 220 different EPICS IOCs, gateways, archivers and operator interfaces items
    that need to be built and maintained.
    This presentation will give an over view of the tools involved, the methodology,
    and the advantages and disadvantages of the system.
    
    Speaker: Andrew Starritt (Australian Synchrotron)
    
    easy_build_system_win.pptx
  - 14:50
    
    Australian Synchrotron's motion architecture EtherCat extension 20m
    
    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 and specifically using DS402 and DS406 profiles.
    
    This architecture enables AS to use a broad variety of low-level motion devices using the existing software stack, with all of the developed features including special equipment protection functions, coordinated motion capabilities and templating toolsets.
    
    Also, this architecture provides the necessary scalability without significant new developments nor change/configuration management.
    
    Speaker: Mr Nader Afshar
    
    ATF IC-CoP AS motion architecture ECAT extension.pptx
- 15:10 → 17:10
  
  Tour: Mount Stromlo Observatory and Space Test Facility (inc. Afternoon Tea)