WarpX: Delivering Unprecedented Particle-in-Cell Simulation Capability

Technical Report · Thu Oct 03 04:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2467600· OSTI ID:2467600

Meissner, C. N. ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Since 1939, more than 30 percent of all Nobel prizes in physics and four of the past 14 prizes in chemistry have been awarded for work with particle accelerators. These tools are now used to treat cancer and produce medical supplies, support research in applied fields such as pharmaceuticals, create microcircuits, and sterilize food—and the applications list continues to grow. However, the size of the facilities needed to house these machines—which are often dozens of kilometers long—has limited their future potential. Thus, researchers are motivated to create novel particle accelerator designs that provide new imaging capability but have a much smaller footprint. The Exascale Computing Project’s WarpX application captures the full complexity of the acceleration processes within plasma-based design, supporting the rapid and cost-efficient development of tens of thousands of new particle accelerators for various applications from improving human health to nuclear fusion reactors.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 2467600
• Report Number(s): LLNL--TR-870048; 1107119
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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