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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-WEPM093
TitleA particle-in-cell implementation of intra-beam scattering for Xsuite
Authors
  • F. Soubelet, H. Bartosik, G. Iadarola, S. Kostoglou
    European Organization for Nuclear Research
AbstractIntra-Beam Scattering (IBS) remains one of the primary mechanisms of emittance blow-up and performance degradation in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) accelerator chain. The phenomenon is particularly relevant following the recent injector upgrades to achieve the high-brightness beams required for the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) era. Traditional IBS models, as those already implemented in Xsuite, rely on the assumption of Gaussian beam distributions. However, observations in the CERN complex indicate the presence of q-Gaussian beam profiles, for which these models do not accurately reproduce IBS effects. To address this limitation, a Particle-In-Cell (PIC) approach was developed that operates independently of distribution assumptions. This methodology behind the PIC approach, and benchmarks against existing models as well as experimental data from the LHC are presented in this contribution. Current limitations are also discussed.
Paperdownload: WEPM093.pdf
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Conference16th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
LocationTaipei, Taiwan
Date01-06 Jun 2025
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial Board* Ming-Chyuan Lin - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * Yoichi Sato - KEK * Jui-Che Huang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * David Button - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation * Ping-Shun Chuang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Online ISBN978-3-95450-248-6
Online ISSN2673-5490
Received22 May 2025
Revised04 June 2025
Accepted04 June 2025
Issued05 November 2025
DOI10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-WEPM093
Pages2191-2194