Source Stability Observer
Synchronized acquisition, data-quality gates, bounded statistics and operator views for X-ray source diagnostics.
Read articlePublications & books
Engineering knowledge,
made useful.
Practical technical articles, peer-reviewed research and books for people who build, operate and improve complex systems.
01 · PRACTICAL WORK
Technical articles
Public work on diagnostics, timing and control system architecture.
Accelerator Timing Digital Twin
An EPICS simulation of timing drift, adaptive correction and beam-dump behavior.
Read articleFusion Digital Twin DCS
A facility-scale architecture connecting plant systems, controls, data and operator workflows.
Read article02 · PUBLISHED RESEARCH
Accelerator science
Selected collaborative research from Rob Rainer’s work at NSLS-II.
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View Rob’s ResearchGate profile Online regularization of Poincaré map of storage rings with Shannon entropy
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Dedicated beam position monitor pair for model-independent lattice characterization at NSLS-II
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
Designing linear lattices for round beam in electron storage rings using the solution by linear matrices analysis
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Fast dynamic aperture optimization with reversal integration
Accelerator physics research
03 · BOOKS
Field guides & thoughtful puzzles
Practical engineering knowledge and self-paced deduction challenges.
BY ROB RAINER
The Observable Machine
A Field Guide to Instrumentation, Controls, and Complex Technical Systems
A practical guide to making complex machines understandable through signals, state, timing, diagnostics and disciplined observation.
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BY ROB RAINER
Shift Logic
40 self-paced deduction puzzles
A satisfying coffee-break challenge for adults: forty clear deduction puzzles with no trivia or outside knowledge required.
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