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The OPAL Framework: Version 2024.1

1. Abstract

OPAL is a parallel open source tool for charged-particle optics in linear accelerators and rings, including 3D space charge. Using the MAD language with extensions, OPAL can run on a laptop as well as on the largest high performance computing systems. OPAL is built from the ground up as a parallel application exemplifying the fact that high performance computing is the third leg of science, complementing theory and experiment.

The OPAL framework makes it easy to add new features in the form of new C++ classes. OPAL comes in the following flavours:

OPAL-cycl

tracks particles with 3D space charge including neighbouring turns in cyclotrons and FFAs with time as the independent variable.

OPAL-t

models beam lines, linacs, rf-photo injectors and complete XFELs.

OPAL-map

map tracking (experimental, no space charge yet)

It should be noted that not all features of OPAL are available in all flavours.