Development of Measurement and Transverse Feedback System at HLS
In order to cure and damp coupled bunch (CB) instabilities caused by the high order modes (HOMs) of the RF cavity and the resistive wall impedance of the Ring vacuum chamber. HOMs are ineluctable during the operation of the accelerator. An observer system characterized by bunch by bunch measurement of transverse β oscillation and longitudinal synchrotron phase oscillation has been constructed and commissioned at Hefei Light Source (HLS) [1, 2]. A transverse bunch-by-bunch feedback system is under construction. The design and development of the observe systems, as well as diagnostics results of machine instabilities are presented in this paper.

title: The TAOS Project: Statistical Analysis of Multi-Telescope Time Series Data
abstract: The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) monitors fields of up to ~1000 stars at 5 Hz simultaneously with four small telescopes to detect occultation events from small (~1 km) Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs). The survey presents a number of challenges, in particular the fact that the occultation events we are searching for are extremely rare and are typically manifested as slight flux drops for only one or two consecutive time series measurements. We have developed a statistical analysis technique to search the multi-telescope data set for simultaneous flux drops which provides a robust false-positive rejection and calculation of event significance. In this article, we describe in detail this statistical technique and its application to the TAOS data set.

title: The TAOS Project Stellar Variability II. Detection of 15 Variable Stars
abstract: The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) project has collected more than a billion photometric measurements since 2005 January. These sky survey data-covering timescales from a fraction of a second to a few hundred days-are a useful source to study stellar variability. A total of 167 star fields, mostly along the ecliptic plane, have been selected for photometric monitoring with the TAOS telescopes. This paper presents our initial analysis of a search for periodic variable stars from the time-series TAOS data on one particular TAOS field, No. 151 (RA = 17$^{\rm h}30^{\rm m}6\fs$67, Dec = 27\degr17\arcmin 30\arcsec, ), which had been observed over 47 epochs in 2005. A total of 81 candidate variables are identified in the 3 square degree field, with magnitudes in the range 8 < R < 16. On the basis of the periodicity and shape of the lightcurves, 29 variables, 15 of which were previously unknown, are classified as RR Lyrae, Cepheid, delta Scuti, SX Phonencis, semi-regular and eclipsing binaries.

title: Bunch Tracing by Bunch by Bunch Measurement System in HLS
abstract: In this paper, we introduce a bunch tracing system which is based on a bunch-by-bunch (BxB) measurement system in Hefei Light Source (HLS), and present the analysis of the experiment results. Using an in-phase gate signal and a double balance mixer to control an external trigger of ADC, we test the reliability of the BxB system. By this system, we can trace all marked bunches in a set time slot or in manual burst mode. We can record all bunches’ data during the injection, ramping, wiggler excitation and normal operation, and provide a powerful facility for machine study.

title: BUNCH-BY-BUNCH ONLINE DIAGNOSTICS AT HLS
abstract: The design goal for the bunch-by-bunch analogue transverse feedback system at the Hefei Light Source (HLS) is to cure the transverse coupled bunch instabilities. The prototype implemented bunch-by-bunch feedback in 2006. Then we changed the circuit and replaced some components by ones of higher performance in order to get better effect. Diagnostic techniques are important tools to determine instabilities and to confirm the performance of the feedback systems. In addition to transverse feedback this system can provide online beam diagnostics and analysis in transverse and longitudinal directions. The diagnostic functions can record the response of every bunch while the feedback system manipulates the beam. The experimental results are presented.  The HLS is a facility dedicated to synchrotron radiation. Its electron storage ring, with a circumference of 66 meters, operates with 45 bunches in 204.035MHz Radio Frequency (RF), and contains 31 BPMs. Each BPM has a four-button type pick-ups mounted in a skew of 45°. A 200MeV injection beam from linac and transport line ramps to 800MeV and operates at 200300mA in the HLS storage ring. A multi-cycle multi-turn injection system is used for current accumulation. A wiggler is available in the HLS. There are three operating states: injection (200MeV), 800MeV Optics-Normal, and 800MeV Optics-Wiggler. A bunch-by-bunch transverse feedback system has been under commissioning at HLS, and it is introduced in this paper. The transverse prototype implemented bunchby-bunch feedback in 2006. In order to get better effect, then we replaced some components by ones of higher performance, such as the strip line feedback kicker, the optical fibre notch filter. We moved the 3-tap filter in front of the hybrid network and add DC offset in the circuit to gain better signal to noise ratio. In addition to transverse feedback this system can provide online beam diagnostics and analysis in transverse and longitudinal directions. The diagnostic functions can record the response of every bunch while the feedback system manipulates the beam. Some phenomena observed are presented, as well as the feedback experimental results. THE FEEDBACK SYSTEM Prototype The bunch-by-bunch analogue transverse feedback system at HLS consists of 2 signal detectors (pickups), a RF front-end, a signal processing, a frequency doubling circuit, a vectors operation and control module, 2 Notch Filters, 4 RF amplifiers and a kicker. An overview of it is in . We use double balance mixers (DBM) to substitute for the attenuators and phase shifters. This new method can simplify the system. It supports a range of 360 degree phase adjusting the feedback signal by vector computation. The signal can be controlled as either a feedback signal or an exciting signal arbitrarily. In order to test the prototype serial experiments were performed on timing, phasing, and powering of the feedback signal with the old 73cm general kicker. This system also works well in 800MeV operation .

title: HLS Turn-by-Turn System and its Application
abstract: Measurement principles and analysis of Turn-by-Turn beam position monitor system at Hefei Light Source (HLS) are presented in this paper. In emphases, several typical applications are presented here, which include the commissioning of upgraded injection system on HLS storage, monitoring of transientν transientν transientν transientν transientν transientν transientν transientν transientν transientν and damping time of storage ring, beam instability in injection, as well as experiments of low frequency feedback system. Precise analyses of experimental results offer some conclusions, which are consistent with theoretical expectations. The system plays an important role in study of beam instability and improvement of machine performance.

title: HLS bunch current measurement system
abstract: Bunch current is an important parameter for studying the injection fill-pattern in the storage ring and the instability threshold of the bunch, and the bunch current monitor also is an indispensable tool for the top-up injection. A bunch current measurement (BCM) system has been developed to meet the needs of the upgrade project of Hefei Light Source (HLS). This paper presents the layout of the BCM system. The system based on a high-speed digital oscilloscope can be used to measure the bunch current and synchronous phase shift. To obtain the absolute value of bunch-by-bunch current, the calibration coefficient is measured and analyzed. Error analysis shows that the RMS of bunch current is less than 0.01 mA when bunch current is about 5 mA, which can meet project requirement.

title: Measurement of the K(L) charge asymmetry.
abstract: We present a measurement of the charge asymmetry delta(L) in the mode K(L)-->pi(+/-)e(-/+)nu based on 298 x 10(6) analyzed decays. We measure a value of delta(L) = [3322+/-58(stat)+/-47(syst)]x10(-6), in good agreement with previous measurements and 2.4 times more precise than the current best published result. The result is used to place more stringent limits on CPT and DeltaS = DeltaQ violation in the neutral kaon system.

title: AN FPGA-BASED TUNE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE APS BOOSTER SYNCHROTRON
abstract: The Advanced Photon Source (APS) injection booster is a 7-GeV electron synchrotron with a ramping time of 226 ms and a repetition rate of 2 Hz. A real-time tune measurement system is needed in order to monitor and correct tune drift during the 226-ms energy ramp. Such a drift occurs during user beam operations, especially during continuous top-up operations, and results in shotto-shot efficiency fluctuations. We designed and developed an FPGA-based system that pings the beam at variable intervals and measures tunes. An operational system has been built and commissioned. It has achieved a time resolution of better than 2 ms and a tune resolution of better than 0.001. This report describes the system design and main parameters, and results from our preliminary commissioning. We also briefly discuss the application of such a system in ramping correction and ring diagnostics.

title: Search for baryon number violation in top-quark decays
abstract: A search for baryon number violation (BNV) in top-quark decays is performed using pp collisions produced by the LHC at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV. The top-quark decay considered in this search results in one light lepton (muon or electron), two jets, but no neutrino in the final state. Data used for the analysis were collected by the CMS detector and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 19.5 inverse femtobarns. The event selection is optimized for top quarks produced in pairs, with one undergoing the BNV decay and the other the standard model hadronic decay to three jets. No significant excess of events over the expected yield from standard model processes is observed. The upper limits at 95% confidence level on the branching fraction of the BNV top-quark decay are calculated to be 0.0016 and 0.0017 for the muon and the electron channels, respectively. Assuming lepton universality, an upper limit of 0.0015 results from the combination of the two channels. These limits are the first that have been obtained on a BNV process involving the top quark.

title: Observation of chi(c2) production in B meson decay.
abstract: We report the first observation of chi(c2) production in B meson decays. We find an inclusive B-->chi(c2)X branching fraction of (1.80(+0.23)(-0.28)+/-0.26) x 10(-3). The data set, collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider, consists of 31.9 x 10(6) BB events. We also present branching fractions and momentum spectra for both chi(c1) and chi(c2) production.