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Proton beam instrumentation in the target area is designed to support both beam tuning and machine protection. By measuring key beam properties—such as beam 2D profile on a pulse-by-pulse basis and from which size and position are extracted, as well as intra-pulse characteristics including beamlet size and position—the instrumentation suite enables precise achievement of nominal beam conditions. During operation, it also plays a critical role in preventing the development of errant beam conditions by interfacing with the machine protection system via a fast interlock system.
In addition to real-time monitoring and protection, comprehensive data acquisition from the instrumentation provides a valuable database. This dataset can be used for fault investigation and to complement post-irradiation analyses of target components.
This contribution presents the instrumentation suite, its expected performance, and the structure and potential applications of the associated data repository.