LiTrack: A Fast Longitudinal Phase Space Tracking Code with Graphical User Interface

Technical Report · Thu Mar 24 04:00:00 EST 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/839868· OSTI ID:839868

Bane, K L.F. ^[1]

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1. SLAC

Linac-based light sources and linear colliders typically apply longitudinal phase space manipulations in their design, including electron bunch compression and wakefield-induced energy spread control. Several computer codes handle such issues, but most also require detailed information on the transverse focusing lattice. In fact, in most linear accelerators, the transverse distributions do not significantly affect the longitudinal, and can be ignored initially. This allows the use of a fast 2D code to study longitudinal aspects without time-consuming considerations of the transverse focusing. LiTrack is based on a 15-year old code (same name) originally written by one of us (KB), which is now a Matlab [1] code with additional features, such as graphical user interface, prompt output plotting, and functional call within a script. This single-bunch tracking code includes RF acceleration, bunch compression to 3rd order, geometric and resistive short-range wakefields, aperture limits, synchrotron radiation, and flexible output plotting. The code was used to design both the LCLS [2] and the SPPS [3] projects at SLAC and typically runs 10{sub 5} particles in < 1 minute. We describe the features, show some examples, and provide free access to the code.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA
• Sponsoring Organization: SC
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 839868
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-11035
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATION
APERTURES
COMPRESSION
COMPUTER CODES
DESIGN
ELECTRONS
FOCUSING
FUNCTIONALS
LIGHT SOURCES
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
LINEAR COLLIDERS
PHASE SPACE
STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION