The OOPIC simulation project: Progress and validation
- Berkeley Research Associates, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
The OOPIC (Object-Oriented Particle-In-Cell) project is a three year, multi-institutional effort centering on the use of advanced computational methods to develop a 2{1/2}-D, relativistic, electromagnetic PIC code for application to vacuum electronic design. OOPIC is formulated with object-oriented concepts, implemented in C++, has a sophisticated graphical user interface, and operates on PCs as well as workstations. Specific software engineered protocols are being followed to insure that OOPIC is easy to modify and that its components will be reusable within other PIC projects. OOPIC is also interesting in its use of Langdon`s integral formulation of Maxwell`s equations for general quadrilateral grids. The authors report on the progress of the OOPIC project and, in particular, discuss the various tests developed to validate the code. Since OOPIC is intended for the public domain as a general tool for vacuum electronic design, are developing an extensive suite of tests against analytical and numerical theory.
- OSTI ID:
- 63092
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940604--; ISBN 0-7803-2006-9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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