Simultaneous potential and circuit solution for bounded plasma particle simulation codes
A second-order accurate method for solving the combined potential and circuit equations in an electrostatic bounded plasma PIC simulation is presented. The boundary conditions include surface charge on the electrodes, which are connected to a series RLC circuit with driving terms V(t) and I(t). The solution is obtained for planar, cylindrical, and spherical electrodes. The result is a tridiagonal matrix which is readily solved using well-known methods. The method is implemented in the codes PDP1 (Plasma Device Planar 1D), PDC1 (Cylindrical), and PDS1 (Spherical). 11 refs., 10 figs.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Berkeley, CA (USA). Electronics Research Lab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOD; DOE/ER
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-86ER53220
- OSTI ID:
- 6038110
- Report Number(s):
- UCB/ERL-M-90/67; ON: DE91008959; CNN: N00014-85-K-0809; TRN: 91-006742
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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