Simulation Of Beam-beam Effects Research Articles

Simulation of beam-beam effects and Tevatron experience

Effects of electromagnetic interactions of colliding bunches in the Tevatron had a variety of manifestations in beam dynamics presenting vast opportunities for development of simulation models and tools. In this paper the computer code for simulation of weak-strong beam-beam effects in hadron colliders is described. We report the collider operational experience relevant to beam-beam interactions, explain major effects limiting the collider performance and compare results of observations and measurements with simulations.

Simulation of beam-beam effects in a circular e(+)e(-) collider

We have carried out a strong-strong simulation to study the beam-beam effect in a circular electron-positron collider. In the simulation, both the positron and electron beams are represented by macroparticles, and the interaction between the two beams is obtained by solving the Poisson equation for the charge distribution of the macroparticles. Using the simulation, we investigate the beam-beam limit and the coherent beam-beam tune shift, two characteristic phenomena of the beam-beam effect. We also study collision with a finite crossing angle, and verify its feasibility for the KEKB factory. Our results for KEKB yield an estimated luminosity of 8.5x10(33) cm(-2) s(-1), only slightly lower than the design value of 1x10(34) cm(-2) s(-1).