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In this talk, we present two frameworks used for Research Data Management and Measurement at KIT-ALFA (KARA & FLUTE) within the framework of Service Improvements in the EURO-LABS project at the Institute for Beam Physics and Technology (IBPT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
For Research Data Management, we successfully deployed and operationalized Kadi4Mat, an open-source virtual research environment. The project established a self-hosted, scalable, and FAIR-compliant infrastructure tailored to the research data management requirements of accelerator and beam physics. Two independent Kadi4Mat instances have now been deployed and are in productive operation at IBPT. The first instance is intended for internal institutional use and supports collaborative research, data organization, and long-term data management for researchers at KIT. The second instance provides external users with read-only access to research data, enabling secure and controlled dissemination of scientific results beyond the institution.
Many measurements in accelerator physics require dedicated parameter scans and are typically implemented as scripts. For reusability and maintainability, however, integration into the EPICS control system is preferred. This approach provides multiple benefits, such as easy archiving of results in a central database and integration of measurements into standard operator panels. To enable non-expert staff and students to easily develop measurements exposed via the EPICS control system, we have developed a Python framework to implement such measurement routines as EPICS Input/Output Controllers (IOCs). This framework allows an author to focus on the measurement itself while still benefiting from EPICS integration, without requiring extensive knowledge of EPICS IOC development.