REU Project: Test Stand for Superconducting RF cavity electronics
Sergey Belomestnykh

Skills: 
Programming skills and interest in electronics are desired, but not essential.

Electronic PC cards are used to measure various signals on four 
superconducting cavity cryomodules currently installed in CESR.  
Examples of monitored/measured signals: cryogenic temperatures 
inside the cryomodule measured with CLTS sensors, beam pipe 
temperatures measured with thermocouples, cooling water flow.  An
existing test set-up for checking PC boards is somewhat inconvenient 
and requires many extra connections.  We plan to design a new test 
stand with computerized controls and measurements.  The design will 
involve using OrCAD and LabView software.