Synergia: An accelerator modeling tool with 3-D space charge

Abstract

High precision modeling of space-charge effects, together with accurate treatment of singleparticle dynamics, is essential for designing future accelerators as well as optimizing the performance of existing machines. We describe Synergia, a high-fidelity parallel beam dynamics simulation package with fully three dimensional space-charge capabilities and a higher order optics implementation. We describe the computational techniques, the advanced human interface, and the parallel performance obtained using large numbers of macroparticles. We also perform code benchmarks comparing to semi-analytic results and other codes. Finally, we present initial results on particle tune spread, beam halo creation, and emittance growth in the Fermilab booster accelerator.

Coupling impedance and wake functions for laminated structures with an application to the Fermilab Booster

“…SYNERGIA features 3D space charge solvers, impedance modules, and arbitrary-order Lie maps for magnetic optics. A detailed description of SYNERGIA can be found elsewhere [12,13]. In order to model the Booster, we developed new 3D space charge solvers suitable for parallel-plane and rectangular vacuum chambers for SYNERGIA.…”

“…SYNERGIA is an extensible beam dynamics framework developed at Fermilab [12,13] which incorporates a large collection of physical models, specialized modules, and numerical libraries. SYNERGIA simulates complex beam dynamics, employing high order maps to describe single-particle propagation through accelerators and considers collective effects such as space charge forces and wakefield interactions.…”

Optimizing the Advanced Accelerator Simulation Framework Synergia Using OpenMP

“…Synergia [1] is an open source framework developed for accelerator community to simulate beam dynamics with fully three dimensional space-charge capabilities and a higher order optics implementation. It can be used to predict the motion of high energy particles in a beam (bunched or continuous ) in 6D phase spaces.…”

Transverse space charge effect calculation in the Synergia accelerator modeling toolkit

“…In most accelerators, the interaction between the beam particles and the machine is dominant, though in some situations the particle-particle interaction must also also be considered. Using the split-operator technique we can split the calculations for these interactions into single-particle and particle-particle pieces [1]. The space charge effect can then be calculated independently.…”

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AbstractThis paper describes a transverse space charge effect calculation algorithm, developed in the context of accelerator modeling toolkit Synergia [1]. The introduction to the space charge problem and the Synergia modeling toolkit short description are given.

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