17–22 May 2026
C.I.D
Europe/Zurich timezone

Search for Vlasov-Poisson equilibrium distributions using generative models

THP5350
21 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Board: Thursday baguette: BF10
Poster Presentation MC5.D08: High Intensity in Linear Accelerators Space Charge, Halos Poster session

Speaker

Austin Hoover (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Description

This work proposes the use of generative models and differentiable simulations to search for smooth equilibrium phase space distributions in arbitrary external fields. The model parameters are optimized using a two-term loss function: one term suppresses density fluctuations, while a second term pulls the solution toward some target value, for example, to encourage smoothness. As an initial demonstration of this approach, we search for a four-dimensional equilibrium distribution in a linear continuous-focusing lattice.

Paper status Resubmitted proceeding files received and assigned to an editor. Accepted by Submitter.

Author

Austin Hoover (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Presentation materials