Simulation of low energy charged particle beams



Karamyshev, O and Welsch, CP ORCID: 0000-0001-7085-0973
(2014) Simulation of low energy charged particle beams. In: IPAC, 2014-6-15 - 2014-6-20, Dresden, Germany.

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Abstract

Low energy particle beams pose specific challenges to simulation codes and experiments alike as a number of effects become important that can often be neglected at higher beam energies, including e.g. space-charge or fringe field effects. The optimization of low energy charged particle beam transport through arbitrary electromagnetic fields is the purpose of a code aimed at tracking low-energy particles from the sub-eV to the MeV energy range with high precision. The code is based on Matlab/Simulink and able to use 3-dimensional field maps from either Finite Elements Method (FEM) solvers, such as Comsol, OPERA 3D or CST particle studio, fields calculated by the code itself, or field maps from measurements. This paper describes the code structure and presents its performance limitations. It also gives a summary of results obtained from beam dynamics simulations of cyclotrons injection systems, storage ring extraction systems, electrostatic and magnetic beamlines, as well as from photocathode optimization studies.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Other)
Subjects: ?? QC ??
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 14 Aug 2015 08:48
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2022 01:31
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2020383