Digital RF phase detector for Linac in FEL accelerator

摘要

The digital RF (Radio Frequency) phase detector based on commercial PXI (PCI extensions for Instrumentation) modules for the Linac is fully described in the paper. The DBM (Double Balance Mixer) is used as the phase detector and its control and data acquisition system is based on the PXI bus. The software adopts a curve fitting algorithm. The prototype has been tested in the laboratory and the good resolution, accuracy, reproducibility and reliability are expected. The system does not present the problems of analog solution.