| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832589 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2006 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
A Monte-Carlo simulation package is presented which has primarily been used to characterize ion bunching devices based on gas-filled (linear) Paul traps and Penning traps. The code calculates the motion of ions in the presence of arbitrary electric and/or magnetic fields modeling the effect of the buffer gas by realistically simulating collisions between ions and buffer gas molecules. A summary of the algorithm is presented. Examples of applications of the code are discussed, which include the ion beam bunchers of ISOLTRAP, REXTRAP, LIST and LEBIT.
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Authors
Stefan Schwarz,