Simulation of Beam-Beam Effects and Tevatron Experience
arXiv:0906.0386 · doi:10.1088/1748-0221/7/12/P12002
Abstract
Effects of electromagnetic interactions of colliding bunches in the Tevatron had a variety of manifestations in beam dynamics presenting vast opportunities for development of simulation models and tools. In this paper the computer code for simulation of weak-strong beam-beam effects in hadron colliders is described. We report the collider operational experience relevant to beam-beam interactions, explain major effects limiting the collider performance and compare results of observations and measurements with simulations.
23 pages, 17 figures