Title :
PLATO: a program library for the analysis of 4D nonlinear transverse motion
Author :
Giovannozzi, M. ; Todesco, E. ; Bazzani, A. ; Bartolini, R.
Author_Institution :
Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucl., Bologna, Italy
Abstract :
The PLATO (Perturbative Lattice Analysis and Tracking Tools) program, a program library for analyzing four-dimensional betatronic motion in circular particle accelerators is presented. The routines included in this library provide both the resonant and the nonresonant perturbative series that approximate nonlinear motion (normal forms); standard numerical tools such as the Lyapunov exponent, frequency analysis and evaluation of the dynamic aperture are also available. To ensure the highest flexibility, the code is fully compatible with standard tracking programs commonly used in the accelerator physics community
Keywords :
cyclic accelerators; high energy physics instrumentation computing; nonlinear dynamical systems; numerical analysis; particle beam dynamics; perturbation theory; series (mathematics); software libraries; 4D betatronic motion; 4D nonlinear transverse motion; Lyapunov exponent; PLATO program library; approximate nonlinear motion; circular particle accelerators; dynamic aperture; frequency analysis; nonresonant perturbative series; normal forms; resonant perturbative series; standard numerical tools; standard tracking programs; Apertures; Code standards; Frequency; Lattices; Libraries; Linear particle accelerator; Motion analysis; Particle tracking; Physics; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.751276
