Two small business help SLAC optimize accelerator design software at SLAC (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Two small business help SLAC optimize accelerator design software at SLAC

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Working with two small businesses, SLAC has adapted its vintage ACE3P to better fit the needs of researchers who use supercomputers to design particle accelerator components. This image shows one such component. The waves of color traveling through the modeled accelerator cavity represent electromagnetic fields that pull electrons away from the cavity surfaces – a nuisance that designers want to minimize. Rather than type in instructions for running the simulation, designers can use pull-down tabs and other simple tools to set the specifications for their simulations.

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