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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2026-MOP6352
TitleDigital twin development for the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
Authors
  • W. Lin, J. Morris, K. Brown, K. Hock, L. Hajdu, M. McCarthy, P. Adams, S. Nemesure, T. D’Ottavio, T. Olsen
    Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • E. Hamwi, G. Hoffstaetter
    Cornell University (CLASSE)
AbstractThe NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) at Brookhaven National Laboratory simulates the galactic cosmic ray space radiation environment by delivering high energy heavy ions and protons to the NSRL Target Room for radiobiology studies and microelectronics testing. The AGS Booster synchrotron delivers beams to the NSRL beamline via resonant slow extraction. NSRL tuning is difficult due to the non-linearity from slow extraction and octupoles, and the beam shape is optimized empirically by operators. To streamline and improve NSRL operations, we develop a real-time digital twin for the NSRL beam line, starting from the extraction bumps in the Booster and extending all the way to the targets. This digital twin allows users to both load live settings from the real system to the online model, and to send model suggested settings to the real machine. We demonstrate that an accurate digital twin can tremendously help improve operations at the NSRL beam line.
Paperdownload: MOP6352.pdf
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Conference17th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
LocationDeauville, France
Date17-22 May 2026
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial BoardEditorial Board
Online ISBN978-3-95450-252-3
Online ISSN2673-5350
Received11 May 2026
Revised15 May 2026
Accepted17 May 2026
Issued20 July 2026
DOI10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2026-MOP6352
Pages471-474