• M. Ikegami
  KEK, Ibaraki
• T. Morishita, H. Sako
  JAEA/J-PARC, Tokai-Mura, Naka-Gun, Ibaraki-Ken
• G.B. Shen
  BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York

The beam commissioning of J-PARC linac has been performed since November 2006, and we are now in a transitional phase from an initial commissioning stage to a stage where we seek more stable operation with higher beam power. In the beam commissioning, the modeling is important to understand the underlying physics of the experimental data obtained by beam monitors. As the J-PARC is a high-intensity proton accelerator facility, the beam is subject to strong space-charge effects. In addition, mitigation of the beam loss is critically important to avoid excess radio-activation of the accelerator components. Therefore, an accurate Particle-In-Cell simulation code plays an essential role in the beam commissioning, especially in mapping out our course in the beam commissioning planning. For this purpose, we have been using IMPACT code in J-PARC linac. In this paper, we review the simulation studies performed for J-PARC linac trying to understand the experimental results in the course of the beam commissioning efforts.