Systematic comparison of position and time dependent macroparticle simulations in beam dynamics studies

Macroparticle simulation plays an important role in modern accelerator design and operation. Most linear rf accelerators have been designed based on macroparticle simulations using longitudinal position as the independent variable. In this paper, we have done a systematic comparison between using lo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ji Qiang, Robert D. Ryne, Robert W. Garnett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2002-06-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.5.064201