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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2023-THPL028
TitleBayesian Optimization for SASE Tuning at the European XFEL
Authors
  • C. Xu, E. Bründermann, A. Mueller, A. Santamaria Garcia
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • S. Tomin
    Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
AbstractParameter tuning is a regular task and takes considerable time for daily operations at FEL facilities. In this contribution, we demonstrate SASE pulse energy optimization at the European XFEL with Bayesian optimization (BO) as an alternative approach to the widely used simplex method. Preliminary experimental results show that BO could reach a comparable performance as the simplex method, even with an out-of-the-box implementation. Compared to previous attempts, our version of BO does not require setting hyperparameters via additional measurements, thus effectively reducing the required effort for machine operators to use it during operation. On the other hand, BO has the potential to be further improved by introducing prior physical knowledge about the task and fine-tuning the algorithm to specific tasks. This makes BO a promising candidate for routine tuning tasks at particle accelerators in the future.
Paperdownload: THPL028.pdf
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Conference14th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
LocationVenice, Italy
Date07-12 May 2023
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial BoardRalph Assmann - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Peter McIntosh - Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC/DL/ASTeC) Giovanni Bisoffi - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN/LNL) Alessandro Fabris - Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. Ivan Andrian - Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. Giulia Vinicola - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN/LNF)
Online ISBN978-3-95450-231-8
Online ISSN2673-5490
Received02 May 2023
Revised08 May 2023
Accepted16 June 2023
Issued26 September 2023
DOI10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2023-THPL028
Pages4483-4486