Detection of faulty beam position monitors using unsupervised learning

Optics measurements at the LHC are mainly based on turn-by-turn signal from hundreds of beam position monitors (BPMs). Faulty BPMs produce erroneous signal causing unreliable computation of optics functions. Therefore, detection of faulty BPMs prior to optics computation is crucial for adequate opti...

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Main Authors: E. Fol, R. Tomás, J. Coello de Portugal, G. Franchetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-10-01
Series:Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.23.102805