Particle tracking with MAD-X including LHC beam-beam interactions

Particle tracking with beam-beam interactions is necessary to study the stability of the LHC beams for different operational conditions. The MAD-X program allows the introduction of beam-beam elements into the lattice and a realistic simulation. To allow an efficient evaluation of different scenarios and problems, a set of tools has been developped, based on the MAD-X program. The techniques necessary for flexible and advanced tracking studies including LHC beam-beam interactions are described in this note. Alternatively, the described techniques can be used to provide the necessary input for massive tracking studies with SIXTRACK.