Parallel implementation of a three-dimensional electrostatic PIC-MCC method using an unstructured tetrahedral mesh

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 845-849

  Wu, J S ^a   Hsu, K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; INTERPOLATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOTION ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

GAS DISCHARGES; LEAP-FROG METHOD; TETRAHEDRAL MESH;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 33846046584     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: 14697807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377806005009     Document Type: Article

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