QUICKSILVER: A 3D, electromagnetic, PIC code
QUICKSILVER is a multitasked, finite difference, 3-dimensional, fully relativistic, electromagnetic, particle-in-cell code currently under development at Sandia National Laboratories. It has been developed for current and near-term supercomputers, such as the Cray X-MP/416, which are characterized by large central memories and multiple processors. All grid-related quantities are stored in central memory and particle information may be stored out of memory if there is not sufficient central memory. The problem geometry is generated with a preprocessor and the simulation results are examined with a postprocessor. This report describes pre- and post-processing capabilities of Quicksilver and discusses algorithm development.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6197224
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-87-1870C; CONF-870947-6; ON: DE87013013
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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