Beam dynamics simulation of the LAMPF linear accelerator

The authors performed an end-to-end simulation of the LAMPF linac to test the capability of the codes to predict the actual performance of an accelerator system. The authors attempted to reproduce the measured H+ beam transverse emittances, and wire-scan, phase-scan and beam-loss data for a typical LAMPF operating cycle by using the known operating parameters of the linac. The simulations were also useful in understanding the beam dynamics of LAMPF and for explaining the sources of linac emittance growth and particle losses in the side-coupled linac