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BiBTeX citation export for TH1AA06: Low Level RF Control Algorithms for the CERN Proton LINAC4

@inproceedings{baudrenghien:linac2022-th1aa06,
  author       = {P. Baudrenghien and B. Bielawski and R.B. Borner},
  title        = {{Low Level RF Control Algorithms for the CERN Proton LINAC4}},
  booktitle    = {Proc. LINAC'22},
% booktitle    = {Proc. 31st International Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC'22)},
  pages        = {673--678},
  eid          = {TH1AA06},
  language     = {english},
  keywords     = {cavity, linac, LLRF, klystron, beam-loading},
  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-TH1AA06},
  url          = {https://jacow.org/linac2022/papers/th1aa06.pdf},
  abstract     = {{The CERN Linac4 Low Level RF (LLRF) uses a Linear Gaussian Regulator and an Adaptive Feed Forward to regulate the accelerating field in the cavities in the presence of strong beam loading. A Klystron Polar Loop is also implemented to compensate the RF perturbations caused by the ripples and droop in the klystron High Voltage supply. The talk presents the important parts of the regulation, shows results as the system has evolved from first prototype (2013) to operational beams (2020), and mentions some important issues encountered during the commissioning and the first years of operation, with their mitigations.}},
}