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Accelerator physics codes
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<p>A charged <a href="/facts/Particle_accelerator/Pkuc08xC">particle accelerator</a> is a complex machine that takes elementary charged particles and accelerates them to very high energies. <a href="/facts/Accelerator_physics/2cgsbvQ6">Accelerator physics</a> is a field of physics encompassing all the aspects required to design and operate the equipment and to understand the resulting dynamics of the charged particles. There are software packages associated with each domain. The 1990 edition of the Los Alamos Accelerator Code Group's compendium provides summaries of more than 200 codes. Certain codes are still in use today, although many are obsolete. Another index of existing and historical accelerator simulation codes is located at the CERN CARE/HHH website. </p>