Spiral FFAG lattice design tools. Application to 6-D tracking in a proton-therapy class lattice

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

Volumn 589, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-142

  Fourrier, J ^a   Martinache, F ^a   Meot F ^a   Pasternak, J ^a  

^a CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

Author keywords

6 D tracking; FFAG; Fixed field accelerator; Fringe field; Hadron therapy; Medical synchrotron; Non linear beam dynamics; Spiral scaling FFAG

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROTON BEAMS;

FIXED FIELD ACCELERATORS; FRINGE FIELDS; HADRON THERAPY; MEDICAL SYNCHROTRONS; NONLINEAR BEAM DYNAMICS; SPIRAL SCALING FFAG;

PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING;

EID: 42049086099     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.01.082     Document Type: Article

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