21–27 Sept 2025
Hotel Hermitage, La Biodola Bay, Isola d'Elba, Italy
Europe/Rome timezone

ABEL: A Start-to-End Simulation and Optimisation Framework for Plasma-Based Accelerators and Colliders

23 Sept 2025, 16:20
20m
Sala Elena (Hotel Hermitage)

Sala Elena

Hotel Hermitage

Oral contribution PS4: Theory and simulations PS4: Theory and simulations

Speaker

Dr Jian Bin Ben Chen (University of Oslo)

Description

The Adaptable Beginning-to-End Linac (ABEL) simulation framework offers a comprehensive solution for simulating and optimising plasma-based accelerators and colliders. ABEL’s modular, Python-based design unites diverse, specialised codes such as HiPACE++, Wake-T, ELEGANT, GUINEA-PIG, CLICopti and ImpactX under a single framework, enabling seamless transitions when simulating beamlines consisting of different components. Simplified models for transverse instabilities, radiation reactions, and ion motion built into ABEL also further allows for flexibility in balancing between simulation fidelity and computational fidelity. ABEL further integrates advanced diagnostic tools and robust Bayesian optimisation techniques to enhance machine design, performance evaluation and allow for global optimisation of the full programme cost.

Author

Dr Jian Bin Ben Chen (University of Oslo)

Co-authors

Dr Carl A. Lindstrøm (University of Oslo) Daniel Kalvik (University of Oslo) Eir Eline Hørlyk (University of Oslo) Erik Adli (University of Oslo, Norway) Hektor Anderson (University of Oslo) Kyrre Sjobak (University of Oslo) Ole Gunnar Finnerud (University of Oslo) Pierre Drobniak (University of Oslo)

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