DocumentCode
1950932
Title
Advanced particle-in-cell techniques for pulsed power device and hedp simulation
Author
Welch, D.R. ; Clark, R.E. ; Thoma, C. ; Bruner, N.L. ; Genoni, T.C. ; Mostrom, C. ; Rose, D.V. ; Oliver, B.V. ; Johnston, M.D. ; Stygar, W.A.
Author_Institution
Voss Sci., LLC, Albuquerque, NM, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
19-23 June 2011
Firstpage
1448
Lastpage
1452
Abstract
Understanding the operation of pulse power systems and components, magnetically insulated transmission lines (MITLs), plasma accelerators and high power diodes require accurate modeling of evolving electron flow and plasma motion. Challenges include gas breakdown, surface physics, high energy density plasma, interaction of energetic particles with surfaces, and complex geometries. In this paper, we will discuss the new capabilities and discuss the enabling algorithms.
Keywords
electric breakdown; plasma accelerators; plasma diodes; power transmission lines; pulsed power supplies; HEDP simulation; electron flow; gas breakdown; high energy density plasma; high power diodes; magnetically insulated transmission lines; particle-in-cell techniques; plasma accelerators; plasma motion; pulsed power device; surface physics; Accuracy; Heating; Lasers; Load modeling; Silicon; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
2158-4915
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0629-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PPC.2011.6191661
Filename
6191661
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