Electrostatic particle-in-cell simulation technique for quasineutral plasma

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 540-562

  Joyce, Glenn ^a   Lampe, Martin ^a   Slinker, Steven P ^a   Manheimer, Wallace M ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONS; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

DEBYE LENGTH; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PARTICLE IN CELL; PARTICLE-IN-CELL SIMULATIONS; QUASI-NEUTRAL PLASMA; QUASINEUTRALITY; SELF-CONSISTENT CALCULATION; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; STATISTICAL FLUCTUATIONS; TIME STEP;

POISSON EQUATION;

EID: 0031541280     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1997.5833     Document Type: Article

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