Release Notes for OPAL 2.4

Bugfixes in OPAL 2.4.0

• Fix infinite loop with DISTRIBUTION, CUTOFFPZ = 0 (#409 (closed))
• Fix for segmentation fault in FromFile of the Sampling command due to RASTER=TRUE (#465 (closed))
• Fix format of _ElementPositions.sdds files (#468 (closed))
• Fix closed orbit finder (part of #285 (closed), #593 (closed))
• Fix for reading fields in H5Block format (#316 (closed), #577 (closed))
• Fix ascii2h5block (#469 (closed))
• Fix for VALUE command (#480 (closed))
• Fix crashing BEAM command when no particles (#490 (closed))
• Fix exception for TRACKBACK = TRUE with a traveling wave structure (#494 (closed))
• Fix for OrbitThreader (#509 (closed))
• Fix for pressure data reading (#513 (closed))
• SAAMG fixes (#541 (closed), #542 (closed), #543 (closed))
• Fixes for multicharged particle in Opal-T (#544 (closed), #545 (closed), #569 (closed))
• Fix infinite loop when DESIGNENERGY not specified in bends (#546 (closed))
• Fix for MINBINEMITTED and MINSTEPFORREBIN options (#571 (closed))
• Fix for SOURCE element (#572 (closed))
• Clang and MacOS compiler issues (#476 (closed), #483 (closed), #484 (closed), #485 (closed), #487 (closed), #488 (closed), #489 (closed), #512 (closed), #526 (closed), #527 (closed), #531 (closed))
• Large code cleanup

New features in OPAL 2.4.0

• MultiGauss distribution for microbunched beams (#470 (closed))
• AMR (Adaptive Mesh Refinement, #496 (closed))
• Data file no longer required for SAMPLER and OPTIMIZER (#239 (closed))
• DKS was removed (#523 (closed)).
• SOURCE element can be made TRANPARENT for backtracking particles (#579 (closed))

Input file related changes

• The unit of the attributes FMLOWE and FMHIGHE in the cyclotron command is changed from MeV to GeV (!364 (merged))
• The number of particles has to be equal in BEAM and DISTRIBUTION commands (#558 (closed))
• Fix for DISTRIBUTION momentum input (SIGMAPX, SIGMAPY, SIGMAPZ) when INPUTMOUNITS= EV. Changed from kinetic energy to momentum (as supposed to) (#475 (closed))
• Elements positioned with X, Y, Z are now placed relative to the beamline instead of absolute coordinates (#578 (closed))

Output file related changes