Accelerator & Beam Physics Modeling¶
This is the homepage of the Accelerator & beam physics modeling interest group in the topical group Theoretical Calculations and Simulation (CompF2). CompF2 is part of the Computational Frontier (CompF) in the Snowmass 2021 process organized by the Division of Particles and Fields (DPF) of the American Physical Society.
Every half-decade or so the US high energy physics community engages in a planning process that looks ahead five to ten years to prioritize possible future directions and projects. There used to be a meeting lasting several weeks in Snowmass, Colorado for this exercise. Although we no longer have a long meeting there, the name Snowmass has stuck. The previous plan was called Snowmass 2013, and we are now working on Snowmass 2021, which will culminate with a large meeting July 11-20, 2021 in Seattle and a report later that Fall.
The planning is organized by “Frontiers,” and we are part of the Computational Frontier (CompF). It is important that experiments and groups doing large scale computations be well represented in the Computational Frontier.
The work within this frontier is organized into seven topical groups:
CompF1: Experimental Algorithm Parallelization
CompF2: Theoretical Calculations and Simulation
CompF3: Machine Learning
CompF4: Storage and processing resource access (Facility and Infrastructure R&D)
CompF5: End user analysis
CompF6: Quantum computing
CompF7: Reinterpretation and long-term preservation of data and code
Each topical group has an overarching mailing list and slack channel. The interest group herein is part of topical group CompF2 and we invite you to join our *Accelerator & beam physics modeling* mailing list.
Please join us in planning the future of high energy physics, in the broadest sense. Also note that although this planning exercise is organized for the US, high energy physics is an international activity and we strongly encourage physicists based outside of the US to participate.
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On July 17-26, 2022, we meet in a hybrid format at the Snowmass Community Summer Study (CSS) Workshop. At the meeting, we solicit and discuss our whitepaper, the draft of the CompF2, and CompF report. Please see the indico link for detailed time tables, zoom links and uploaded materials. We hope you are able to join!
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January-August 2021: There was a pandemic-related, temporary pause of the Snowmass process. Please read the new timeline of the Snowmass process.
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On August 10-11, 2020, we were pleased to invite the community to our virtual kick-off Computational Frontier meeting (indico link). At the meeting, each topical group presented its charge and plans for gathering input from the community.