Preface

The 12th International Beam Instrumentation Conference, IBIC’23, was hosted by the Canadian Light Source (CLS) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada from Sunday, September 10th to September 14th, 2023. IBIC is dedicated to exploring the physics and engineering challenges of beam diagnostic and measurement techniques for particle accelerators. IBIC’23 was attended by 182 delegates from 18 countries. IBIC’23 included 18 invited talks, 18 contributed talks, 2 tutorials, 114 posters, and a 3-day vendor exhibition with 18 industrial exhibitors in attendance. Twenty-five young scientists from all over the globe attended the conference. Nine of these students received grants thanks to sponsorship from the City of Saskatoon, Tourism SK, Discover Saskatoon and Innovation SK and contribution from the industrial exhibitors. The organizers of IBIC’23 are grateful to all sponsors for their valued support. The conference venue was TCU Place, a 104,000-square-foot convention and arts centre situated in downtown Saskatoon. Welcome remarks were delivered by CLS CEO, Bill Matiko, Saskatoon Mayor, Charlie Clark and University of Saskatchewan President Peter Stoicheff and Tonia Batten (CLS), IBIC’23 Conference Chair, opened the conference. The scientific program was developed by a 23-member Scientific Program Committee (SPC). Oral and poster sessions were grouped according to the following nine IBIC classifications. Beam Charge and Current Monitors • Diagnostic systems measuring the average beam current, instantaneous total intensity or individual bunch intensity. Beam Loss Monitors and Machine Protection • Diagnostic systems measuring the average beam loss, instantaneous beam loss or individual bunch loss. • Machine protection architectures based on inputs from beam instrumentation systems, as well as machine protection apparatus such as scrapers, collimators, radiation shields, etc. Beam Position Monitors • Diagnostic systems used for the measurement of beam position: orbit measurement techniques, trajectory measurement techniques, and bunch-by-bunch position measurement systems. • This track includes the use of diagnostics associated with secondary beams, e.g. photon beamlines, to measure the position of the charged particle beam. Data Acquisition and Processing Platforms • Data acquisition systems or architectures of relevance for beam diagnostic systems. This includes acquisition platforms, data processing techniques, electronic component validation or characterization. • Computing platforms, control and acquisition software and operating systems of relevance for beam diagnostics. Feedback Systems and Beam Stability • Systems used to stabilize or control any beam or accelerator parameter either in a closed or open loop. This includes control of orbit, trajectory, longitudinal stability, bunch-by-bunch transverse stability, emittance, tune, chromaticity, etc. • This can include descriptions of the detectors, actuators, any specialized acquisition electronics used to acquire the signal, as well as related data processing techniques. The feedback or feedforward aspects should, however, form a major part of the submission, otherwise, the diagnostic description would be better suited to the track dealing with the primary measurement under discussion. Longitudinal Diagnostics and Synchronization • Diagnostic systems used for the measurement of longitudinal beam parameters such as bunch length, bunch profile, arrival time, energy spread, or longitudinal emittance. • Systems used for beam synchronization and timing distribution. Machine Parameter Measurements • Systems used to measure machine parameters such as betatron tune, chromaticity, higher-order multipoles, space charge, impedance, beam-beam, etc. • Techniques and algorithms used for such measurements. • Other diagnostic devices or techniques which do not clearly match any of the previous tracks. Overview and Commissioning • General description of beam instrumentation devices and systems at new facilities or machine upgrades. • Commissioning results and lessons learned. • Workshop reports related to beam diagnostics. Transverse Profile and Emittance Monitors • Diagnostic systems used for the measurement of transverse beam size, transverse beam profile, transverse emittance, and beam halos. • This track includes both interceptive and non-interceptive diagnostics. The distribution of talks by classification was 5% Beam Charge and Current Monitors, 8% Beam Loss Monitors and Machine Protection, 13% Beam Position Monitors, 16% Data Acquisition and Processing Platforms, 8% Feedback Systems and Beam Stability, 18% Longitudinal Diagnostics and Synchronization, 8% Machine Parameter Measurements, 16% Overview and Commissioning and 8% Transverse Profile and Emittance Monitors. The regional distribution for participation was 37% from the Americas, 18% from Asia and 45% from Europe. The regional distribution of talks was 32% from the Americas, 26% from Asia and 42% from Europe. The gender ratio for oral presentations was 82% male and 18% female. The oral presentations were 79% onsite talks and 21% remote talks. List of Industrial Exhibition, Peer Reviewed Proceedings, IBIC2023, Peer Review General Policies, IBIC 2023 Peer Review Acceptance Criteria, IBIC 2023 Questions posed to referee in SPMS review module and Committees are available in this Pdf.


Beam Loss Monitors and Machine Protection
x Diagnostic systems measuring the average beam loss, instantaneous beam loss or individual bunch loss.
x Machine protection architectures based on inputs from beam instrumentation systems, as well as machine protection apparatus such as scrapers, collimators, radiation shields, etc.

Beam Position Monitors
x Diagnostic systems used for the measurement of beam position: orbit measurement techniques, trajectory measurement techniques, and bunch-by-bunch position measurement systems.
x This track includes the use of diagnostics associated with secondary beams, e.g.photon beamlines, to measure the position of the charged particle beam.

Data Acquisition and Processing Platforms
x Data acquisition systems or architectures of relevance for beam diagnostic systems.This includes acquisition platforms, data processing techniques, electronic component validation or characterization.
x Computing platforms, control and acquisition software and operating systems of relevance for beam diagnostics.

Longitudinal Diagnostics and Synchronization
x Diagnostic systems used for the measurement of longitudinal beam parameters such as bunch length, bunch profile, arrival time, energy spread, or longitudinal emittance.
x Systems used for beam synchronization and timing distribution.

Machine Parameter Measurements
x Systems used to measure machine parameters such as betatron tune, chromaticity, higherorder multipoles, space charge, impedance, beam-beam, etc. x Techniques and algorithms used for such measurements.
x Other diagnostic devices or techniques which do not clearly match any of the previous tracks.

Overview and Commissioning
x General description of beam instrumentation devices and systems at new facilities or machine upgrades.
x Commissioning results and lessons learned.
x Workshop reports related to beam diagnostics.

Transverse Profile and Emittance Monitors
x Diagnostic systems used for the measurement of transverse beam size, transverse beam profile, transverse emittance, and beam halos.x This track includes both interceptive and non-interceptive diagnostics.
The distribution of talks by classification was 5% Beam Charge and Current Monitors, 8% Beam Loss Monitors and Machine Protection, 13% Beam Position Monitors, 16% Data Acquisition and Processing Platforms, 8% Feedback Systems and Beam Stability, 18% Longitudinal Diagnostics and Synchronization, 8% Machine Parameter Measurements, 16% Overview and Commissioning and 8% Transverse Profile and Emittance Monitors.
The regional distribution for participation was 37% from the Americas, 18% from Asia and 45% from Europe.The regional distribution of talks was 32% from the Americas, 26% from Asia and 42% from Europe.The gender ratio for oral presentations was 82% male and 18% female.The oral presentations were 79% onsite talks and 21% remote talks.The scientific program was supplemented by a variety of special events.
The welcome reception was hosted at Remai Modern.The Remai Modern is an internationally acclaimed are gallery located on the bank of the South Saskatchewan river which provides both Canadian and Saskatchewan perspective on global modern and contemporary art movements through a mix of regional, national and international programs.
The conference banquet was hosted at Champêtre County.This is a wild west themed special event venue offers catering and themed activities that will leave you with an inner peace, having experienced the simpler things in life, while learning about Saskatchewan and the prairies in a unique way.
There was also a tour of the Canadian Light Source (CLS), which is Canada's national synchrotron light source facility, located on the grounds of the University of Saskatchewan.The CLS is a leading centre for research excellence with a focus on health, agriculture, environment, and advanced materials.Since the start of operations, in 2005, the CLS has enabled over 5,000 scientists from 56 Canadian academic institutions and 45 countries, to publish over 6,000 scientific papers, highlighting discoveries in a wide variety of fields, in over 1,000 international scientific collaborations.

Industrial Exhibition
The industrial exhibition took place during the first three days of the conference.Industrial exhibitors (10 companies) occupied 9 booths, at which they presented their high technology products and services to the delegates in an excellent atmosphere conducive to discussions wherein exhibits and posters were intermingled.The Industrial Exhibitors were also given an opportunity to introduce themselves to the entire audience in the conference auditorium.It must be acknowledged that the conference would not be possible in its present format without the generous support of the IBIC industrial exhibitors and sponsors.

Peer Reviewed Proceedings
A new feature for IBIC, introduced on a trial basis at IBIC'23, is a light peer review of a limited number of papers for publication in a volume of an Institute of Physics conference proceedings.The following white paper defining the review criteria was developed.This closely mirrors the process developed by the International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC) series for light peer review.Thank you to Todd Satogata, Nicolas Delerue, Nawin Juntong, Alex Bogacz and Christine Petit-Jean-Genaz for the valuable insight and direction provided.
Papers were reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee, while the Scientific Publication Board (SPB) performed the function of the editorial board.Candidate papers were submitted 7 weeks in advance of the normal deadline to allow a cycle of review, revision and final review.12 papers were registered for light peer review, 11 were submitted, many were revised, 9 were approved.The SPB managed the review process within the Joint Accelerator Conference on the Web (JACoW) Scientific Program Management System (SPMS) database.

IBIC2023, Peer Review General Policies
Papers will be rejected as refereed papers if a submission deadline is missed, or if the review process is not completed, or if maximum capacity has been reached.The paper will then be published as an unrefereed paper at the JACoW website (www.jacow.org).Only one review is allowed in general.
12th International Beam Instrumentation Conference, IBIC23 Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2681 (2024) 011001 x Papers will be rejected if a submission or correction deadline is missed.
x Papers are rejected if the review process is not completed before September 6 th , 2023, the deadline for paper submission in SPMS to allow for the JACoW editorial team to start reviews.
x Each paper shall have two (2) reviewers.
x Single-blind review (the reviewers are unknown to the authors).
x A reviewer shall not know the identity of the other reviewer assigned to the paper.
x A reviewer shall not contact an author directly concerning their paper.
x Reviewers shall not make any personal remarks, or comments that may betray their identity, when entering the instructions for requested correction/revision of the paper.x Reviewers must not referee papers of which they are authors or co-authors.
x If there are insufficient resources, and if the paper emanates from a different department, then a reviewer may referee papers from their home institution.This will be avoided where possible.
x Only a single cycle of correction(s) by the author(s) is permitted; such cycle shall include the opportunity to respond to correction requests from both reviewers.x For each referee of a paper, there are only three possible outcomes from the first cycle of review: o Accept without correction o Accept with correction o Reject x For each referee of a paper, there are only two possible outcomes from the second cycle of review: o Accept o Reject x Decisions of the SPB shall be final.

Statement of Peer Review:
All papers published in this volume of Journal of Physics: Conference Series have been peer reviewed through processes administered by the Scientific Publication Board.Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing.
The IBIC 2023 peer review criteria are: 1) The published work must not contain clear errors or important factual mistakes.
2) The paper must include own work, performed by the authors and not published elsewhere.
3) Some aspect or part of the work must be original or demonstrate clear progress over other reports of the work.
4) The presentation of the results must be understandable.
5) The paper must be in good English.
6) Work and related results by others must be referenced and properly acknowledged.

Outcome of the referee dialogue
x If answers to 1) or 2) or 3) or 4) are negative (No), then paper is uncorrectable (automatic rejection).x If answers to all questions 1)-8) are positive (Yes), then paper is automatically accepted.
Reviewer then enters final appraisal SPMS Question: Is the paper acceptable for publication in its present form?
Answer is limited to three possibilities (entered by the reviewer): 1. Yes (accept).2. No, but easily corrected (request author to make revisions).In this case the reviewer enters instructions to the author for correction/revision. 3. No, and uncorrectable (reject).
paper must include references to literature that are appropriate.8) Papers are considered not-correctable and therefore rejected in following cases: a) The whole Ansatz is wrong.(i.e.lacks scientific merit) b) The work is from somebody else or claiming authorship c) Requested changes are not implemented in time.IBIC 2023 Questions posed to referee in SPMS review module Reviewer must acknowledge they have read the referee guidance statements.Reviewer answers Yes/No to the following queries: 1) Does this paper have sufficient scientific merit to be published in the IBIC'23 IOP light peer review proceedings?2) Is the work free of obvious scientific or technical errors and important factual mistakes?3) Does the paper include own work, performed by the authors and not published elsewhere?4) Is some aspect or part of the work original or demonstrate clear progress?5) Is the presentation of methods, results and conclusion understandable?6) Is the paper written in good English?7) Does the paper acknowledge the work of others in the same field?8) Does the paper include appropriate references to the literature?Outcome of each question is limited to Yes/No (entered by the referee).