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Oct 12 – 16, 2025
Newport News Marriott at City Center
US/Eastern timezone

Modernizing SLAC’s NC LINAC LLRF System with the LEMP Platform

Oct 14, 2025, 3:20 PM
5m
Newport News Marriott at City Center

Newport News Marriott at City Center

740 Town Center Drive, Newport News, Virginia 23606
Oral

Speaker

Nashat Sawai (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC))

Description

The Linac Electronics Modernization Plan (LEMP) replaces the aging CAMAC-based low-level RF (LLRF) controls in SLAC’s normal-conducting LINAC. The new system is based on the open-source Marble FPGA carrier and Zest+ digitizer, with a custom RF front end. A prototype has been deployed and tested at station 26-3, demonstrating key functionality including RF control, interlocks, and waveform capture. Development continues on hardware integration, firmware, and CI/CD workflows. This is a preliminary submission describing current status and upgrade plans.

Abstract Category Hardware

Author

Nashat Sawai (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC))

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