A CAD Tool for Linear Optics Design: A Controls Engineer's Geometric Approach to Hill's Equation
- Resource Type
- Working Paper
- Authors
- Bengtsson, J.; Rogers, W.; Nicholls, T.
- Source
- Subject
- Physics - Accelerator Physics
- Language
The formulae relevant for the Linear Optics design of Synchrotrons are derived systematically from first principles, a straightforward exercise in Hamiltonian Dynamics. Equipped with these, the relevant "Use Cases" are then captured for a streamlined approach. This will enable professionals -- Software Engineers -- to efficiently prototype & architect a CAD Tool for ditto; something which has been available to Mechanical Engineers since the mid-1960s.