Ultrahigh performance three-dimensional electromagnetic relativistic kinetic plasma simulation

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Bowers, K J ^a,b   Albright, B J ^a   Yin, L ^a   Bergen, B ^a   Kwan, T J T ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b D E SHAW RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PHYSICS; ROADRUNNER SUPERCOMPUTER; ULTRAHIGH PERFORMANCE;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; LASER BEAMS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; SUPERCOMPUTERS;

PLASMA SIMULATION;

EID: 44649102546     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2840133     Document Type: Article

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