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@inproceedings{schneider:ibic2023-mop038, author = {D. Schneider and M. Arnold and U. Bonnes and A. Brauch and M. Dutine and R. Grewe and L.E. Jürgensen and N. Pietralla and F. Schließmann and G. Steinhilber}, % author = {D. Schneider and M. Arnold and U. Bonnes and A. Brauch and M. Dutine and R. Grewe and others}, % author = {D. Schneider and others}, title = {{Development of an Active Beam-Stabilization System for Electrofission Experiments at the S-Dalinac}}, % booktitle = {Proc. IBIC'23}, booktitle = {Proc. 12th Int. Beam Instrum. Conf. (IBIC'23)}, eventdate = {2023-09-10/2023-09-14}, pages = {111--114}, paper = {MOP038}, language = {english}, keywords = {electron, controls, linac, target, experiment}, venue = {Saskatoon, Canada}, series = {International Beam Instrumentation Conference}, number = {12}, publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland}, month = {12}, year = {2023}, issn = {2673-5350}, isbn = {978-3-95450-236-3}, doi = {10.18429/JACoW-IBIC2023-MOP038}, url = {https://jacow.org/ibic2023/papers/mop038.pdf}, abstract = {{The r-process fission cycle terminates the natural synthesis of heavy elements in binary neutron-star mergers. Fission processes of transuranium nuclides will be studied in electrofission reactions at the S-DALINAC*. Due to the minuscule fissile target, the experimental setup requires an active electron-beam-stabilization system with high accuracy and a beam position resolution in the submillimeter range. In this contribution, requirements and concepts of this system regarding beam-diagnostic elements, feedback control and readout electronics are presented. The usage of a beam position monitor cavity and optical transition radiation targets to monitor the required beam parameters will be discussed in detail. Additionally, various measurements performed at the S-DALINAC to assess requirements and limits for the beam-stabilization system will be presented. Finally, the option of using advanced machine learning methods such as neural networks and agent-based reinforcement learning will be discussed.}}, }