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Applications of the ARGUS code in accelerator physics

Conference · · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)
OSTI ID:5221143
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  1. Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102 (United States)

ARGUS is a three-dimensional, electromagnetic, particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation code that is being distributed to U.S. accelerator laboratories in collaboration between Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC[sup TM]) and the Los Alamos Accelerator Code Group (LAACG). It uses a modular architecture that allows multiple physics modules to share common utilities for grid and structure input, memory management, disk I/O, and diagnostics. Physics modules are in place for electrostatic and electromagnetic field solutions, frequency-domain (eigenvalue) solutions, time-dependent PIC, and steady-state PIC simulations. All of the modules are implemented with a domain-decomposition architecture that allows large problems to be broken up into pieces that fit in core and that facilitates the adaptation of ARGUS for parallel processing. ARGUS operates on either Cray or workstation platforms, and a MOTIF-based user interface is available for X-windows terminals. Applications of ARGUS in accelerator physics and design are described in this paper.

DOE Contract Number:
AC05-91ER40625
OSTI ID:
5221143
Report Number(s):
CONF-9302104--
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States), Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States) Vol. 297:1; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English