• DocumentCode
    379911
  • Title

    Verification of the 3D finite element gun code MICHELLE on a gridded gun

  • Author

    Nelson, Edward M.

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    166
  • Lastpage
    167
  • Abstract
    Modeling gridded guns is one of the principal motivations for the development of the 3D finite element gun code MICHELLE. In addition to computing the effect of grid wires on the electron beam, there is also a desire to perform tolerance studies. We report on recent verification studies which assess the quality of MICHELLE simulations of a gridded gun. Both the accuracy and the qualitative behavior of the gun code will be discussed.
  • Keywords
    electron guns; finite element analysis; 3D finite element gun code; MICHELLE simulation; electron beam; grid wire; gridded gun; tolerance analysis; Cathodes; Electron beams; Electrostatics; Finite element methods; Geometry; Grid computing; Guns; Magnetic fields; Military computing; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2002. IVEC 2002. Third IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7256-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVELEC.2002.999317
  • Filename
    999317