Title :
The computer program LIAR for the simulation and modeling of high performance linacs
Author :
Assmann, R. ; Adolphsen, C. ; Bane, K. ; Emma, P. ; Raubenheimer, T.O. ; Siemann, R. ; Thompson, K. ; Zimmermann, E.
Author_Institution :
Linear Accel. Center, Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
High performance linear accelerators are the central components of the proposed next generation of linear colliders. They must provide acceleration of up to 750 GeV per beam while maintaining small normalized emittances. Standard simulation programs, mainly developed for storage rings, do not meet the specific requirements for high performance linacs with high bunch charges and strong wakefields. We present the program LIAR (“Linear Accelerator Research code”) that includes single and multi-bunch wakefield effects, a 6D coupled beam description, specific optimization algorithms and other advanced features. LIAR has been applied to and checked against the existing Stanford Linear Collider (SLC), the linacs of the proposed Next Linear Collider (NLC) and the proposed Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC
Keywords :
digital simulation; high energy physics instrumentation computing; linear colliders; modelling; particle beam bunching; wakefield accelerators; 0 to 750 GeV; 6D coupled beam description; LCLS; LIAR computer program; Linac Coherent Light Source; NLC; Next Linear Collider; SLAC; SLC; Stanford Linear Collider; high performance linacs; linear accelerators; linear colliders; modeling; multibunch wakefield effects; simulation; single bunch wakefield effects; Acceleration; Colliding beam accelerators; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Light sources; Linear accelerators; Optical coupling; Particle beams; Standards development; Storage rings;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.751280
