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Tracy-2 Software

Tracy-2 [2] is a programming environment to study single particle dynamics based on modern methods [5]. The version used at SLS is implemented with C/C++ derived form the original version that used Pascal-S code. All theoretical beam analysis was done using Tracy. The given SLS lattice design was fed as a device input file. The closed orbit could be generated with Tracy by entering known component values (corrector strength, quadrupole and sextupole settings, etc.), perturbations could then be applied to study development of beam properties under certain circumstances. The theoretical predictions that were compared with measured beam properties were developed completely using Tracy simulation.



Simon Leemann
2001-03-29