Introduction of interactive remote monitoring at SUERC

Tripney, B. G. and Tait, A. (2023) Introduction of interactive remote monitoring at SUERC. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 535, pp. 34-37. (doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2022.11.019)

Abstract

SUERC has implemented remote control of routine and experimental NEC spectrometer operations. Through secure tunnelling, a dedicated laptop for each spectrometer can execute parts of the AccelNET (Accelerator NETwork control system) suite and communicate remotely with the underlying database: instrument control pages are accessible and changes to the run list can be effected in the dosimetry manager (DMAN). X-forwarding facilitates the use of the abc data reduction software upon the large remote dataset, allowing the operator to evaluate data quality mid-run, while screen-sharing is employed to provide flexible access options. AccelNET’s read-only html output (formerly the predominate form of remote monitoring) remains accessible for ‘casual’ progress checking by non-operators. While there are limitations to each technology used, these changes to our setup and operating procedures have had positive effects both for operators, and upon the smooth delivery of sample data.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tripney, Dr Brian and Tait, Mr Andrew
• Authors: Tripney, B. G., and Tait, A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
• Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0168-583X
• ISSN (Online): 1872-9584
• Published Online: 05 December 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 535: 34-37
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License