Calculations of spin response functions in rings with Siberian Snakes and spin rotators

Abstract

The so-called spin response formalism, which is linear response theory applied to spin dynamics in storage rings, can calculate the resonance strengths for spin flippers in storage rings of arbitrary structure, including rings with Siberian Snakes and spin rotators. We calculate so-called spin response functions for a model of the RHIC lattice, for various scenarios of spin rotator settings.