Title :
3D multispecies nonlinear perturbative particle simulation of intense particle beams
Author :
Qin, Hong ; Davidson, Ronald C. ; Lee, W. Wei-li
Author_Institution :
Plasma Phys. Lab., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
The Beam Equilibrium Stability and Transport (BEST) code, a 3D multispecies nonlinear perturbative particle simulation code, has been developed to study collective effects in intense charged particle beams described self-consistently by the Vlasov-Maxwell equations. This code provides an effective numerical tool to investigate collective instabilities, periodically-focused beam propagation in in alternating-gradient focusing fields, halo formation, and other important nonlinear process in intense beam propagation
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; Vlasov equation; ion accelerators; ion beams; particle beam dynamics; particle beam stability; perturbation theory; 3D multispecies nonlinear perturbative particle simulation; BEST code; Beam Equilibrium Stability and Transport code; Vlasov-Maxwell equations; alternating-gradient focusing fields; collective effects; collective instabilities; halo formation; intense beam propagation; intense charged particle beams; intense particle beams; nonlinear process; periodically-focused beam propagation; Distribution functions; Ion beams; Laboratories; Nonlinear equations; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Physics; Plasma simulation; Plasma stability; Plasma transport processes;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5573-3
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1999.794202
