Simulation of electron cooling and intrabeam scattering processes of a heavy ion beam in HIRFL-CSR

This paper is devoted to the simulation of electron cooling and intrabeam scattering processes of a heavy ion beam in the proposed HIRFL-CSR, according to the analytical cooling force formulae and the intrabeam scattering growth rate expressions. Some important effects like the betatron and synchrotron oscillations, and space charge effect of the electron beam have been considered. Time evolution of beam emittances and momentum spread under joint action of the electron cooling and intrabeam scattering are shown. The dependence of ion beam properties in equilibrium on the number of particles and the electron current are presented.