Resources

Literature and References

In the following you may find a non-exhaustive list of papers related to the PyHEADTAIL library.

Algorithms and Design of the PyHEADTAIL Library

• "An Overview of PyHEADTAIL", A. Oeftiger, CERN note (2019). paper
• "Code development for collective effects", K. Li et al., ICFA Hadron Beams conference (2016). paper, slides
• "Space charge modules for PyHEADTAIL", A. Oeftiger and S. Hegglin, ICFA Hadron Beams conference (2016). paper, poster
• "Review of CPU and GPU Faddeeva Implementations", A. Oeftiger et al., IPAC'2016 conference (2016). paper

Physics Studies Based on PyHEADTAIL Simulations

• "Beam Instabilities in Hadron Synchrotrons", E. Métral et al., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 63 (2016) 1001-1050. IEEE paper, CERN link
• "Single-Bunch Stability With Direct Space Charge", A. Oeftiger, ICFA Impedances and Beam Instabilities workshop (2017). poster
• "Use of RF quadrupole structures to enhance stability in accelerator rings", M. Schenk et al., ICFA Hadron Beams conference (2016). paper
• "Space Charge Mitigation With Longitudinally Hollow Bunches", A. Oeftiger, S. Hancock and G. Rumolo, ICFA Hadron Beams conference (2016). paper, poster
• "Radio Frequency Quadrupole for Landau Damping in Accelerators: Analytical and numerical studies", A. Grudiev, K. Li and M. Schenk, ICFA Hadron Beams (2014). paper, slides
• "Analysis of transverse beam stabilization with radio frequency quadrupoles", M. Schenk et al., Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams (2017). paper
• "Space Charge Mitigation by Hollow Bunches", A. Oeftiger, CERN Doctoral Poster Session (2014). poster
• "Experimental stabilization of transverse collective instabilities in the LHC with second order chromaticity", M. Schenk et al., Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams (2018). paper
• "Vlasov description of the effects of nonlinear chromaticity on transverse coherent beam instabilities", M. Schenk et al., Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams (2018). paper

Slides

These are some potentially useful and concise slides as an overview on PyHEADTAIL, some from our PyHEADTAIL developer meetings:

• PyHEADTAIL Playground, testing and release process
• GPU integration in PyHEADTAIL
• Space Charge integration in PyHEADTAIL

If you have further suggestions to be added, please let us know (@like2000, @aoeftiger). A list of papers using the "PyHEADTAIL" keyword can be found on the CERN Document Server as well as on Google Scholar.