A three-dimensional electromagnetic particle-in-cell code to simulate heavy ion beam propagation in the reaction chamber

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 32-33, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 467-476

  Vay, J L ^a   Deutsch, C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FUSION REACTORS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; SUPERCOMPUTERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HEAVY ION BEAM PROPAGATION; OUTGOING WAVE BOUNDARY ALGORITHM; PARTICLE IN CELL CODES; POISSON EQUATION;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 0030285969     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(96)00502-9     Document Type: Article

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