PBFA I Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System (PMES)

Abstract

The PBFA I accelerator as a large distributed system which, in effect, contains 36 separate accelerators. Conventional analog recording of 8 to 10 monitor signals from each accelerator module is undesirable from a cost standpoint as well as from the standpoint of physically interpreting the data. It would be possible to monitor just one output signal from each module; however, in an operating environment it would be helpful to be able to pinpoint the stage within a module which caused the module to malfunction. The accumulation of sufficient data on each machine shot could also be used to form a data base which would be helpful in tracking long term trends in individual component operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA638102

Entities

People

  • E. L. Neau
  • W. B. Boyer

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Analog To Digital Converters
  • Calibration
  • Computer Components
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Generators
  • Information Operations
  • Monitoring
  • Particle Beams
  • Power
  • Pulsed Power
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design