A non-periodic 2D semi-Langranian Vlasov code for laser-plasma interaction on parallel computer

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-69

  Ghizzo, A ^a   Huot, F ^a   Bertrand, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Numerical methods; Plasmas

Indexed keywords

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASER PULSES; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPEN SYSTEMS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA SIMULATION; PLASMA STABILITY; WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

COMPUTER ENVIRONMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FILAMENTATION INSTABILITIES; LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS; MULTICOMPUTERS; OVERDENSE PLASMA; PARALLEL COMPUTER; RELATIVISTICS; SEMI-LAGRANGIAN; ULTRAINTENSE LASER PULSE;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 0037456914     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9991(03)00010-X     Document Type: Article

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