J-PARC has three proton accelerators: the 400 MeV proton linac (LINAC), the 3 GeV rapid-cycle synchrotron (RCS), and the 30 GeV Main Ring (MR). With its MW-class high power proton beams, various researches have been carrying out [...]]]> The Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) is an exciting accelerator research facility in Ibaraki, Japan, operated by a cooperation between KEK and JAEA.

J-PARC has three proton accelerators: the 400 MeV proton linac (LINAC), the 3 GeV rapid-cycle synchrotron (RCS), and the 30 GeV Main Ring (MR). With its MW-class high power proton beams, various researches have been carrying out at three experimental facilities: materials and life science experimental facility (MLF), hadron experimental facility (HD), and neutrino experimental facility (NU).
J-PARC will throw light on the mysteries of the creation and structure of our universe by investigating matters at all levels, from quarks to atoms.

Since the first beam to LINAC in 2006, J-PARC has been operated by an EPICS based control system.

In March 2009, the world’s first ADS experiment was carried out by combining the sub-critical reactor at Kyoto University (KUCA) and neutrons from the nuclear fission [...]]]> The Kyoto University Fixed Field Alternating Gradient Accelerator Complex (KUFFA) was developed as a proton driver for the Accelerator Driven System (ADS) at the Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University.

In March 2009, the world’s first ADS experiment was carried out by combining the sub-critical reactor at Kyoto University (KUCA) and neutrons from the nuclear fission process induced by the proton beam of 100 MeV from KUFFA.

Using KUFFA, fundamental research on ADS has been continued and many research activities in material science and medical fields are extended.

EPICS has been introduced as the control system of KUFFA since 2009.