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The Elliptic_guide_gravity Component

Perfect elliptic guide which allow for simulations with gravity. The guide mirrors can be divided into segments with individual m-values. Parabolic guide components can also be simulated.

Identification

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• Author: Henrik Bo Hoffmann Carlsen and Mads Bertelsen
• Origin: NBI
• Date: 27 Aug 2012

Description

The perfect elliptic guide is centered along the z-axis with the entrance
and exit in the xy-plane. The horizontal and vertical ellipses defining
the guide geometry is by default set by two focal points.
These are placed a distance away from the guide openings along the z-axis;
if distance given is positive, when the focal point is outside the guide.

Multiple options for defining these ellipse exist including approximation of
parabolas and half ellipses (mid point of the ellipse or one of the guide openings)

The guide coating parameters can be set for each side of the guide.
Furthermore the m-value can be specified for user defined segments
of the guide.

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
mvaluesright	pointer	Pointer to array of m-values, right mirror	NULL
mvaluesleft	pointer	- same, left mirror	NULL
mvaluestop	pointer	- same, top mirror	NULL
mvaluesbottom	pointer	- same, bottom mirror	NULL
seglength	pointer	Pointer to array of segment lengths for discrete mirror description	NULL

AT (	,	,		) RELATIVE		Generate
ROTATED (	,	,		) RELATIVE

Links

• Source code for Elliptic_guide_gravity.comp.

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