PETAG01: A program for the direct simulation of a pellet target

We describe a numerical model of an internal pellet target to study the beam dynamics in storage rings, where the nuclear experiments with such type of target are planned. In this model the Monte Carlo algorithm is applied to evaluate the particle coordinates and momentum deviation depending on time and parameters of the target. One has to mention that due to statistical character of the pellet distribution in the target the analytical techniques are not applicable. This is also true for the particle distribution in the stored beam, which is influenced by various effects (such as a cooling process, intra-beam scattering, betatron oscillation, space charge effect). In this case only the Monte Carlo technique to model energy straggling in combination with the pellet distribution in the target should be considered.

Program summary

Program title: PETAG01Catalogue identifier: ADZV_v1_0Program summary URL:http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/summaries/ADZV_v1_0.htmlProgram obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queen's University, Belfast, N. IrelandLicensing provisions: Standard CPC licence, http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/licence/licence.htmlNo. of lines in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 1068No. of bytes in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 11 314Distribution format: tar.gzProgramming language: Fortran 77, C/C++Computer: Platform independentOperating system: MS Windows 95/2000/XP, Linux (Unix)RAM: 128 MBClassification: 11.10Nature of problem: Particle beam dynamics with use of the pellet target.Solution method: Monte Carlo with analytical approximation.Running time: dozens of seconds     

Dynamics of the deconfinement transition of quarks and gluons in a finite volume

We employ finite elements methods for the approximation of solutions of the Ginzburg-Landau equations describing the deconfinement transition in quantum chromodynamics. These methods seem appropriate for situations where the deconfining transition occurs over a finite volume as in relativistic heavy ion collisions, where in addition expansion of the system and flow of matter are important. Simulation results employing finite elements are presented for a Ginzburg-Landau equation based on a model free energy describing the deconfining transition in pure gauge SU(2) theory. Results for finite and infinite system are compared.     

A transport simulation code for inertial confinement fusion relevant laser-plasma interaction

We present a code for the simulation of laser-plasma interaction processes relevant for applications in inertial confinement fusion. The code consists of a fully nonlinear hydrodynamics in two spatial dimensions using a Lagrangian, discontinuous Galerkin-type approach, a paraxial treatment of the laser field and a spectral treatment of the dominant non-local transport terms. The code is fully parallelized using MPI in order to be able to simulate macroscopic plasmas.One example of a fully nonlinear evolution of a laser beam in an underdense plasma is presented for the conditions previewed for the future MegaJoule laser project.     

Polarization effects in non-relativistic ep scattering

The cross section which addresses the spin-flip transitions of a proton (antiproton) interacting with a polarized non-relativistic electron or positron is calculated analytically. In the case of attraction, this cross section is greatly enhanced for sufficiently small relative velocities as compared to the result obtained in the Born approximation. However, it is still very small, so that the beam polarization time turns out to be enormously large for the parameters of e^± beams available now. This practically rules out a use of such beams to polarize stored antiprotons or protons.     

Coexistence of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in La1.85Sr0.15CuO4-La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 matrix composites

In order to clarify the interaction between superconductivity and magnetism, a series of (La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄)_1−x (La_2/3Sr_1/3MnO₃)_x matrix composites (x = 0-0.2, mole fraction) was successfully prepared by solid-state reaction method. Based on the electrical transport measurements, it is found that the superconductivity is gradually suppressed as increasing the content of La_2/3Sr_1/3MnO₃ (LSMO) manganites and that the superconductivity still exists in the composites even though plenty of LSMO is introduced into La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ (LSCO) superconducting cuprate. At the same time, the results of the magnetic measurements also demonstrate the coexistence between superconductivity and ferromagnetism when the CuO₂ planes are intact as follows from the results of X-ray diffraction (XRD). In the whole, the present experiments show that the ferromagnetism in the microscale does not destroy superconductivity for LSCO cuprate in this kind of the matrix composites, and the intercalation of LSMO may lead to an electronic phase separation in LSCO with the hole rich and/or hole poor regions.     

Displacement per atom calculation in YBCO superconductors through Monte Carlo simulation

The results of the calculations of the displacements per atom distribution induced by the gamma irradiation up to 15 MeV on YBa₂Cu₃O_7−x superconducting slabs are presented. Firstly, a calculation procedure for the displacement cross sections and the displacement per atom distributions was applied using the Monte Carlo simulation through the MCNPX code system. Then, based on this algorithm, the displacement per atom in-depth distributions were calculated starting from the energy flux distributions obtained from the simulation process, taking into account the contribution from each atom, obtaining a predominance of the Cu-O₂ planar sites over yttrium and barium atoms and more specifically the oxygen atoms predominate at low energies and the copper atoms at higher energies. Finally, the linear correlation observed between the displacement per atom distributions and energy deposition profiles at each incident energy was analyzed.     

He leaks in the CERN LHC beam vacuum chambers operating at cryogenic temperatures

The 27 km long large hadron collider (LHC), currently under construction at CERN, will collide protons beam at 14 TeV in the centre of mass. In the 8 arcs, the superconducting dipoles and quadrupoles of the FODO cells operate with superfluid He at 1.9 K. In the 8 long straight sections, the cold bores of the superconducting magnets are held at 1.9 or 4.5 K. Thus, in the LHC, ∼75% of the beam tube vacuum chamber is cooled with He.In many areas of the machine, He leaks could appear in the beam tube. At cryogenic temperature, the gas condenses onto the cold bores or beam screens, and interacts with the circulating beam. He leaks creates a He front propagating along the vacuum chambers, which might cause magnet quench.We discuss the consequences of He leaks, the possible means of detections, the strategies to localise them and the methods to measure their size.     

Effect of ion irradiation on the M-Nitroaniline single crystals

In this report, the modifications in the structural, optical, mechanical, electrical and nonlinear properties of 70 MeV Li³⁺ and 100 MeV Ag⁷⁺ ion irradiated M-Nitroaniline single crystals are studied. The irradiation induced defect structures at the crystal surface which becomes more prominent at higher irradiation fluences, leading to the enhancement in the optical absorption behaviour and the nonlinear property of the irradiated crystals. The mechanism leading to the enhanced nonlinearity and the blue shift of the irradiated M-NA crystals has been discussed.     

Performance of a cryogenic vacuum system (COLDEX) with an LHC type beam

The cold bore experiment installed in the super proton synchrotron has been used to study the performance of a vacuum system operating at cryogenic temperatures in the presence of a large hadron collider (LHC) type proton beam. The ∼2 m long cryostat, which can be cooled below 3 K, is fitted with an actively cooled beam screen which can be temperature controlled between 5 and 100 K. Molecular desorption and deposited heat load measurements, with or without gas pre-condensation, have been performed. Implications to the LHC design and operation will be discussed.