Title:	CIRCUS: an autonomous control system for antimatter, atomic and quantum physics experiments
Authors:	Volponi, Marco Huck, Saiva Caravita, Ruggero Zielinski, Jakub Kornakov, Georgy Kasprowicz, Grzegorz Nowicka, Dorota Rauschendorfer, Tassilo Rienäcker, Benjamin Prelz, Francesco Auzins, Marcis Bergmann, Benedikt Burian, Petr Brusa, Roberto Sennen Camper, Antoine Castelli, Fabrizio Ciuryło, Roman Consolati, Giovanni Doser, Michael Gloggler, L.T. Grosbart, M Guatieri, F Gusakova, N Gustafsson, F Haider, S Janik, M Khatri, G Krumins, V Lappo, L Linek, A Malamant, J Mariazzi, S Penasa, L Petracek, V Piwiński, M Pospisil, S Povolo, L Rangwala, S Rawat, B.S. Rodin, V Rohne, O.M. Sandaker, H Smolyanskiy, P Sowiński, T Tefelski, D Vafeiadis, T Welsch, C.P. Wolz, T Zawada, M Zurlo, N
Keywords:	Antimatter Antihydrogen Aegis Gravity Control system Automation Quantum Atomic Physics
Issue Date:	12-Jan-2024
Publisher:	Springer
Citation:	EPJ - Quantum Technology, 2024, Vol.11, p10
Abstract:	A powerful and robust control system is a crucial, often neglected, pillar of any modern, complex physics experiment that requires the management of a multitude of different devices and their precise time synchronisation. The AEḡIS collaboration presents CIRCUS, a novel, autonomous control system optimised for time-critical experiments such as those at CERN’s Antiproton Decelerator and, more broadly, in atomic and quantum physics research. Its setup is based on Sinara/ARTIQ and TALOS, integrating the ALPACA analysis pipeline, the last two developed entirely in AEḡIS. It is suitable for strict synchronicity requirements and repeatable, automated operation of experiments, culminating in autonomous parameter optimisation via feedback from real-time data analysis. CIRCUS has been successfully deployed and tested in AEḡIS; being experiment-agnostic and released open-source, other experiments can leverage its capabilities.
Description:	Open Access
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/8242
Alternative Location:	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjqt/s40507-024-00220-6
Copyright:	2024 The Author(s)
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (LAMP)

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