Progress of the WITCH project

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Progress of the WITCH project

• Valentin Kozlov

NIPNET meeting, 23-25 May, Groningen
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WITCH team
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Motivation Principle
?-? correlation
Vector
V, a1
S, a-1
Scalar
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Penning Trap
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Retardation
!! probes velocity component parallel to
electric field !!
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Experimental set-up
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Horizontal beam-line
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The Magnet system
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Magnet homogeneity
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Precision
107
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WITCH Control system

• LabVIEW environment
• Wide variety of measurement devices
• Easy to start
• Powerful, built-in measurement analysis
• Professional support from NI and in CERN
• Compatibility with ShipTrap Control System
• Windows NT/2000(?)
• Best support for LabVIEW
• Most stable from Windows family
• Support in CERN
• Additional modules for LabVIEW (DSC- Datalogging
  and Supervisory Control, )

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LabView programming
LabVIEW Panel
LabVIEW Diagram
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Current status
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Isolde hall
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Experimental area