Modeling RHIC using the Standard Machine Format accelerator description

Author

Pilat, F. ; Trahern, C.G. ; Wei, J. ; Satogata, T. ; Tepikian, S.

Author_Institution

Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

12-16 May 1997

Firstpage

2544

Abstract

The Standard Machine Format (SMF) is structured description of accelerator lattices which supports both the hierarchy of beam lines and generic lattice objects as well as those deviations (field errors, alignment errors, etc.) associated with each component of the as-installed machine. In this paper we discuss the use of SMF to describe the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) as well as the ancillary data structures (such as field quality measurements) that are necessarily incorporated into the RHIC SMF model. Future applications of SMF are outlined, including its use in the RHIC operational environment

Keywords

beam handling equipment; colliding beam accelerators; data structures; high energy physics instrumentation computing; ion accelerators; modelling; particle beam diagnostics; synchrotrons; RHIC modeling; Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider; SMF; Standard Machine Format accelerator description; accelerator lattices; alignment errors; ancillary data structures; beam lines; field errors; field quality measurements; generic lattice objects; structured description; Colliding beam accelerators; Data structures; Ion accelerators; Laboratories; Lattices; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Particle beams; Standards development; Structural beams;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4376-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1997.751268

Filename

751268