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Title: A Monte Carlo algorithm for degenerate plasmas

Abstract

A procedure for performing Monte Carlo calculations of plasmas with an arbitrary level of degeneracy is outlined. It has possible applications in inertial confinement fusion and astrophysics. Degenerate particles are initialised according to the Fermi–Dirac distribution function, and scattering is via a Pauli blocked binary collision approximation. The algorithm is tested against degenerate electron–ion equilibration, and the degenerate resistivity transport coefficient from unmagnetised first order transport theory. The code is applied to the cold fuel shell and alpha particle equilibration problem of inertial confinement fusion.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22230789
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Computational Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 249; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ALGORITHMS; ALPHA PARTICLES; APPROXIMATIONS; ASTROPHYSICS; COLLISIONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLASMA; SCATTERING; TRANSPORT THEORY

Citation Formats

Turrell, A.E., E-mail: a.turrell09@imperial.ac.uk, Sherlock, M., and Rose, S. J. A Monte Carlo algorithm for degenerate plasmas. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/J.JCP.2013.03.052.
Turrell, A.E., E-mail: a.turrell09@imperial.ac.uk, Sherlock, M., & Rose, S. J. A Monte Carlo algorithm for degenerate plasmas. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCP.2013.03.052
Turrell, A.E., E-mail: a.turrell09@imperial.ac.uk, Sherlock, M., and Rose, S. J. 2013. "A Monte Carlo algorithm for degenerate plasmas". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCP.2013.03.052.
@article{osti_22230789,
title = {A Monte Carlo algorithm for degenerate plasmas},
author = {Turrell, A.E., E-mail: a.turrell09@imperial.ac.uk and Sherlock, M. and Rose, S. J.},
abstractNote = {A procedure for performing Monte Carlo calculations of plasmas with an arbitrary level of degeneracy is outlined. It has possible applications in inertial confinement fusion and astrophysics. Degenerate particles are initialised according to the Fermi–Dirac distribution function, and scattering is via a Pauli blocked binary collision approximation. The algorithm is tested against degenerate electron–ion equilibration, and the degenerate resistivity transport coefficient from unmagnetised first order transport theory. The code is applied to the cold fuel shell and alpha particle equilibration problem of inertial confinement fusion.},
doi = {10.1016/J.JCP.2013.03.052},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22230789}, journal = {Journal of Computational Physics},
issn = {0021-9991},
number = ,
volume = 249,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Sun Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}