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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-THPM007
TitleTime-varying Bayesian optimisation for continual optimal injection in the CERN PS Booster
Authors
  • F. Huhn, C. Bracco, F. Velotti
    European Organization for Nuclear Research
AbstractThe Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB) receives 160 MeV H- ions, which are converted to protons at injection via a charge exchange mechanism, an upgrade that allows the production of low-loss high-intensity beams (> 10^13 per ring). To mitigate losses due to space charge, horizontal phase-space painting is performed with a system of fours kickers whose pulse is customisable via time and amplitude parameters. Recent work has shown that classical optimisation algorithms can find the optimal parameter values on both a digital twin and the real machine. However, these techniques: do not handle system-state time variations, do not continually update the parameters during operation, require non-negligible dedicated beam time and are usually not robust to observation noise. We suggest time-varying Bayesian optimisation and show that it addresses each of the previous issues at low development and deployment cost. This work improves the operation of the PSB and contributes towards the goal of automating the operation of particle accelerators.
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Conference16th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
LocationTaipei, Taiwan
Date01-06 Jun 2025
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial Board* Ming-Chyuan Lin - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * Yoichi Sato - KEK * Jui-Che Huang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * David Button - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation * Ping-Shun Chuang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Online ISBN978-3-95450-248-6
Online ISSN2673-5490
Received19 May 2025
Revised02 June 2025
Accepted03 June 2025
Issued05 November 2025
DOI10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-THPM007
Pages2695-2698