Name: CAoPAC: Computer-Aided Optimization of Particle Accelerators Workshop
Start: 2015-03-10T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2015-03-13T18:00:00+01:00
Location: GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

CAoPAC: Computer-Aided Optimization of Particle Accelerators Workshop

from Tuesday 10 March 2015 (19:00) to Friday 13 March 2015 (18:00)

Monday 9 March 2015
Tuesday 10 March 2015

19:00 Reception
Reception
19:00 - 21:00
Wednesday 11 March 2015

08:30 Registration + Opening Remarks
Registration + Opening Remarks
08:30 - 09:00
09:00 Numerical Tools for Accelerator Optimization - Carsten Welsch (Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool)
Numerical Tools for Accelerator Optimization
- Carsten Welsch (Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool)
09:00 - 09:30
Session 1.1: Beam dynamics (Chair: Meghan McAteer)
09:30 Concepts of CERN Optics Codes - Frank Schmidt (CERN)
Concepts of CERN Optics Codes
- Frank Schmidt (CERN)
09:30 - 10:00
Session 1.1: Beam dynamics (Chair: Meghan McAteer)
10:00 Non linear beam dynamics and frequency map analysis - Yannis Papaphilippou (CERN)
Non linear beam dynamics and frequency map analysis
- Yannis Papaphilippou (CERN)
10:00 - 10:30
Session 1.1: Beam dynamics (Chair: Meghan McAteer)
10:30 Coffee Break and Group Photo
Coffee Break and Group Photo
10:30 - 11:15
11:15 Tracking simulations with space charge - Sabrina Appel (GSI)
Tracking simulations with space charge
- Sabrina Appel (GSI)
11:15 - 11:45
Session 1.2: Beam dynamics (Chair: Meghan McAteer)
11:45 Tracking simulations with impedance effects - Vladimir Kornilov (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))
Tracking simulations with impedance effects
- Vladimir Kornilov (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))
11:45 - 12:15
Session 1.2: Beam dynamics (Chair: Meghan McAteer)
12:15 Quick dynamic aperture, lifetime and injection efficiency computations for the ESRF upgrade lattice optimizations - Simone Maria Liuzzo (ESRF)
Quick dynamic aperture, lifetime and injection efficiency computations for the ESRF upgrade lattice optimizations
- Simone Maria Liuzzo (ESRF)
12:15 - 12:45
Session 1.2: Beam dynamics (Chair: Meghan McAteer)
12:45 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:45 - 14:15
14:15 Adaptation of existing open-source control systems from compact accelerators to large scale facilities - Pavel Maslov (Cosylab)
Adaptation of existing open-source control systems from compact accelerators to large scale facilities
- Pavel Maslov (Cosylab)
14:15 - 14:45
Session 2.1: Data analysis and control systems interface (Chair: Michele Carla)
14:45 Optimization of the ESRF upgrade lattice lifetime and dynamic aperture using genetic algorithms - Nicola Carmignani (ESRF)
Optimization of the ESRF upgrade lattice lifetime and dynamic aperture using genetic algorithms
- Nicola Carmignani (ESRF)
14:45 - 15:15
Session 2.1: Data analysis and control systems interface (Chair: Michele Carla)
15:15 Effect of alignment errors on Touschek lifetime, dynamic apertures and injection efficiency - Simone Maria Liuzzo (ESRF)
Effect of alignment errors on Touschek lifetime, dynamic apertures and injection efficiency
- Simone Maria Liuzzo (ESRF)
15:15 - 15:45
Session 2.1: Data analysis and control systems interface (Chair: Michele Carla)
15:45 Coffee Break + Poster Session
Coffee Break + Poster Session
15:45 - 16:30

17:15 Dinner
Dinner
17:15 - 19:15
Thursday 12 March 2015

09:00 Meeting point: GSI Foye
Meeting point: GSI Foye
09:00 - 10:30

10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:15
11:15 Simulation techniques in beam instrumentation - Adam Jeff (University of Liverpool (GB))
Simulation techniques in beam instrumentation
- Adam Jeff (University of Liverpool (GB))
11:15 - 11:45
Session 3.1: Accelerators components design and optimisation (Chair: Marcin Ryszard Bartosik)
11:45 RF cavity simulations using CST - Beatriz Bravo (CELLS)
RF cavity simulations using CST
- Beatriz Bravo (CELLS)
11:45 - 12:15
Session 3.1: Accelerators components design and optimisation (Chair: Marcin Ryszard Bartosik)
12:15 LHC and HL-LHC Collimation System Simulation - Hector Garcia Morales (Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL))
LHC and HL-LHC Collimation System Simulation
- Hector Garcia Morales (Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL))
12:15 - 12:45
Session 3.1: Accelerators components design and optimisation (Chair: Marcin Ryszard Bartosik)
12:45 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:45 - 14:15
14:15 Systematisation of accelerator layout design using Monte Carlo simulations - Michal Pawel Jarosz (ESS)
Systematisation of accelerator layout design using Monte Carlo simulations
- Michal Pawel Jarosz (ESS)
14:15 - 14:45
Session 4.1: Particle physics simulations (Chair: Charlotte Rose)
14:45 FLUKA: an introduction - Luisella Lari (ESS)
FLUKA: an introduction
- Luisella Lari (ESS)
14:45 - 15:15
Session 4.1: Particle physics simulations (Chair: Charlotte Rose)
15:15 Beam-machine interaction calculations for CERN accelerators - Anton Lechner (CERN)
Beam-machine interaction calculations for CERN accelerators
- Anton Lechner (CERN)
15:15 - 15:45
Session 4.1: Particle physics simulations (Chair: Charlotte Rose)
15:45 Coffee Break + Poster Session
Coffee Break + Poster Session
15:45 - 16:30

20:00 Special dinner
Special dinner
20:00 - 23:00
Friday 13 March 2015
09:00 Simulation for synchrotron radiation interferometry at LHC - Georges Trad (Universita e INFN, Roma I (IT))
Simulation for synchrotron radiation interferometry at LHC
- Georges Trad (Universita e INFN, Roma I (IT))
09:00 - 09:30
Session 5.1: Synch. radiation generation and propagation (Chair: Laura Torino)
09:30 Zemax Simulation for OTR and Diffraction Radiation beam size measurements - Thomas Aumeyr (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Zemax Simulation for OTR and Diffraction Radiation beam size measurements
- Thomas Aumeyr (Royal Holloway, University of London)
09:30 - 10:00
Session 5.1: Synch. radiation generation and propagation (Chair: Laura Torino)
10:00 WAVE - A Computer Code for the Tracking of Electrons through Magnetic Fields and the Calculation of Spontaneous Synchrotron Radiation - Michael Scheer (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)
WAVE - A Computer Code for the Tracking of Electrons through Magnetic Fields and the Calculation of Spontaneous Synchrotron Radiation
- Michael Scheer (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)
10:00 - 10:30
Session 5.1: Synch. radiation (Chair: Laura Torino)
10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:15
11:15 Simulation of Accelerator Components with CST Studio Suite - Maryam KIYANI (CST)
Simulation of Accelerator Components with CST Studio Suite
- Maryam KIYANI (CST)
11:15 - 12:15
Session 3.2: Accelerators components design and optimisation (Chair: Marcin Ryszard Bartosik)
12:15 Conclusive remarks - Manuel Cargnelutti (Instrumentation Technologies)
Conclusive remarks
- Manuel Cargnelutti (Instrumentation Technologies)
12:15 - 12:45

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