Abstract
The operation of the Vivitron electrostatic accelerator, which was designed in 1981 and has been under construction at the CRN since 1985, needs a dedicated process control system. The study and design of this control system started in 1987. Little knowledge is available in this field for electrostatic accelerators. The timing problems are generally small but the Vivitron specific structure, with seven porticos (large field-shaping shields) in the tank and sophisticated beam handling in the terminal, requires control equipment operating inside the tank under extremely severe conditions. Several steps are necessary to achieve the full control system. Some tests in the existing MP accelerator, used as a pilot machine, supplied practical information about the environment inside the accelerator tank. They also provided better knowledge of the beam behavior, especially inside the accelerator tube.
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