Developments in the ray-tracing code Zgoubi for 6-D multiturn tracking in FFAG rings

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 547, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 638-651

  Lemuet, F ^a   Meot F ^b  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

6 D tracking; FFAG; Fixed field synchrotron; Fringe field; Non scaling FFAG

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ION BEAMS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; SYNCHROTRONS;

6-D TRACKING; FIXED FIELD ALTERNATING GRADIENT (FFAG); FIXED FIELD SYNCHROTRONS; FRINGE FIELD; NON-SCALING FFAG;

RAY TRACING;

EID: 22344455206     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.156     Document Type: Article

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