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@inproceedings{ramberger:linac2022-mo1pa03,
author = {S. Ramberger and R. Wegner},
title = {{First Years of Linac4 RF Operation}},
booktitle = {Proc. LINAC'22},
% booktitle = {Proc. 31st International Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC'22)},
pages = {25--30},
eid = {MO1PA03},
language = {english},
keywords = {linac, operation, klystron, controls, rfq},
venue = {Liverpool, UK},
series = {International Linear Accelerator Conference},
number = {31},
publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland},
month = {09},
year = {2022},
issn = {2226-0366},
isbn = {978-3-95450-215-8},
doi = {10.18429/JACoW-LINAC2022-MO1PA03},
url = {https://jacow.org/linac2022/papers/mo1pa03.pdf},
abstract = {{Following the construction, commissioning, run-in, and connection, in 2021 Linac4 at CERN saw its successful start-up to full operation. Being composed primarily of RF systems, occupying most of the tunnel and the equipment hall, a coordinated effort has been put in place by 4 RF teams providing cavities, amplifier chains, low-level RF and general control systems. While all parts came together with impressive performance from day one, many details required a considerable debugging effort to achieve the requested availability of at least 95% from first operation in the synchrotron complex. This talk will focus on issues in equipment reliability, radiation to electronics, thermal stability, systems interaction, as well as a few aspects of complex low-level RF setup. It will also discuss decisions taken with respect to spare policies and upgrades for the coming years.}},
}