I would like to mimic a physical time shift. The manual says:
_The delta_time parameter adds a constant to the particle’s time. This will also affect the z phase space coordinate through Eq. (15.28) and the transfer map though the element. If delta_time is zero, the transfer map through the element will be the M matrix as discussed above. With a finite delta_time, the transfer map will be different from M. The order of operations, is the effect of delta_time is applied first and the linear transformation above is applied afterwards. Since using match_twiss or match_orbit with a finite deltatime can be confusing, such a situation is not allowed. Use two separate match elements if needed.
so matrix=identity should be clear.
lat.bmad:
beginning[beta_a] = 10
beginning[beta_b] = 10
beginning[e_tot] = 100e6
parameter[geometry] = open
match1: match, delta_time = 1, matrix=identity
lat: line = (match1)
use, lat
tao -lat lat.bmad
[MESSAGE | 2024-JUN-05 20:20:30] tao_init:
OpenMP active with number of threads: 12
[FATAL | 2024-JUN-05 20:20:30] lat_sanity_check:
ELEMENT: MATCH1 (1)
WHICH IS A MATCH ELEMENT HAS A BETA_A1 OR BETA_B1 THAT IS NOT POSITIVE.
[FATAL | 2024-JUN-05 20:20:30] lat_sanity_check:
ELEMENT: MATCH1 (1)
WHICH IS A MATCH ELEMENT HAS A BETA_A0 OR BETA_B0 THAT IS NOT POSITIVE.
[FATAL | 2024-JUN-05 20:20:30] tao_init_lattice:
PARSER ERROR DETECTED FOR UNIVERSE: 1
EXITING...
I would like to mimic a physical time shift. The manual says:
_The delta_time parameter adds a constant to the particle’s time. This will also affect the z phase space coordinate through Eq. (15.28) and the transfer map though the element. If delta_time is zero, the transfer map through the element will be the M matrix as discussed above. With a finite delta_time, the transfer map will be different from M. The order of operations, is the effect of delta_time is applied first and the linear transformation above is applied afterwards. Since using match_twiss or match_orbit with a finite deltatime can be confusing, such a situation is not allowed. Use two separate match elements if needed.
so
matrix=identity
should be clear.lat.bmad: