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At the Centre for Advanced Laser Applications (CALA), the high-power laser system ATLAS 3000 is used for research in laser-driven ion acceleration. In our setup, the laser is focused onto a micrometer-thin liquid water leaf, generating proton bunches with energies of up to 42 MeV at a repetition rate of 1 Hz. However, motion of the liquid leaf target system during operation currently represents a significant bottleneck limiting machine readiness. To address this challenge, we have developed a dedicated Tango device for controlling the liquid leaf nozzle motors. This improves usability for experimentalists and provides the foundation for automated feedback loops, enabling precise and reproducible target realignment during operation without user intervention. Moreover, we are automating white-light interferometric measurements of target thickness profiles, which are a critical parameter for optimizing laser-driven ion acceleration. To this end we have developed a Tango device for the white-light sensor, which enables the creation of a measurement routine integrated with the required motor and target movements.
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