Fully Kinetic Particle-in-Cell Simulations of a Deuterium Gas Puff z Pinch
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Voss Scientific, LLC, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108 (United States)
We present the first fully kinetic, collisional, and electromagnetic simulations of the complete time evolution of a deuterium gas puff z pinch. Recent experiments with 15-MA current pinches have suggested that the dominant neutron-production mechanism is thermonuclear. We observe distinct differences between the kinetic and magnetohydrodynamic simulations in the pinch evolution with the kinetic simulations producing both thermonuclear and beam-target neutrons. The kinetic approach demonstrated in this Letter represents a viable alternative for performing future plasma physics calculations.
- OSTI ID:
- 21370914
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 103; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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