Zgoubi: A startup guide for the complete beginner
Annette Pressman, Kai Hock

TL;DR
This paper provides a comprehensive startup guide for beginners to install and use Zgoubi, a simulation code for modeling accelerators and beam lines, with practical examples including the EMMA accelerator.
Contribution
It offers detailed installation instructions and practical modeling examples for Zgoubi, making the tool accessible to new users.
Findings
Successful installation on Windows and Unix systems.
Demonstrated modeling of the EMMA accelerator.
Accessible guide for beginners in accelerator simulation.
Abstract
Zgoubi is a code which can be used to model accelerators and beam lines, comprised of magnetic and electrostatic elements. It has been extensively developed since the mid-1980s to include circular accelerators and related beam physics. It has been made freely available by its author on a code development site, including a Users' Guide, a data treatment/graphic interfacing tool, and many examples. This startup guide give directions to install the required elements onto a Windows or Unix system to enable running of the Zgoubi code with examples of code written to model the EMMA accelerator based at the Cockcroft Institute.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle accelerators and beam dynamics · Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
