Timing System

The electron linear accelerator ELBE consists of 2 electron injectors and multiple user beamlines that can be partly operated in parallel. An important sub-system of the machine is the timing signal generation and distribution which controls electron bunch emission, beamline diagnostic and user experiments on the picosecond timing level. The system needs to be capable for continuous operation which demands a technology readiness level of TRL-8 (“System completed and qualified through test and demonstration”). This call aims for the development, integration and commissioning of a timing system at the ELBE center for high-power radiation sources. The system should contain of a central timing master unit which has interfaces to the ELBE control system and machine protection system. The ELBE control system is based on Siemens PLCs and uses WinCC v7.3 for visualization.