Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.751268
