Monte Carlo particle simulation and finite-element techniques for tandem mirror transport

Conference · Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6155338

Rognlien, T D; Cohen, B I; Matsuda, Y; Stewart, Jr, J J

A description is given of numerical methods used in the study of axial transport in tandem mirrors owing to Coulomb collisions and rf diffusion. The methods are Monte Carlo particle simulations and direct solution to the Fokker-Planck equations by finite-element expansion. 11 refs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6155338
• Report Number(s): UCRL-93686; CONF-8509216-1; ON: DE86004238
• Resource Relation: Conference: US-Japan workshop on advanced plasma modeling, Nagoya, Japan, 24 Sep 1985; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MAGNETIC MOMENTS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NEUTRAL ATOM BEAM INJECTION
BEAM INJECTION
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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HEATING
ITERATIVE METHODS
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PLASMA HEATING
RADIATION TRANSPORT
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
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