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The Computer Program LIAR for Beam Dynamics Calculations in Linear Accelerators

Assmann, R W·Adolphsen, C·Bane, K·Raubenheimer, T O·Siemann, R H·Thompson, K
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Linear accelerators are the central components of the proposed next generation of linear colliders. They need to provide acceleration of up to 750 GeV per beam while maintaining very small normalized emittances. Standard simulation programs, mainly developed for storage rings, do not meet the specific requirements for high energy linear accelerators. We present a new program LIAR ('LInear Accelerator Research code') that includes wakefield effects, a 6D coupled beam description, specific optimization algorithms and other advanced features. Its modular structure allows to use and to extend it easily for different purposes. The program is available for UNIX workstations and Windows PC's. It can be applied to a broad range of accelerators. We present examples of simulations for SLC and NLC.

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORSACCELERATIONACCELERATORSAccelerators,ACCSYSALGORITHMSBEAM DYNAMICSCOMPUTER CODESLINEAR ACCELERATORSLINEAR COLLIDERSMODULAR STRUCTURESOPTIMIZATIONSIMULATIONSTORAGE RINGS

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Assmann, R W, Adolphsen, C, Bane, K, Raubenheimer, T O, Siemann, R H, Thompson, K. 2011-08-26. The Computer Program LIAR for Beam Dynamics Calculations in Linear Accelerators. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1023258

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