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The Simion PC/PS2 user's manual: Version 4. 0

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7127042
SIMION is an electrostatic lens analysis and design program originally developed by D.C. McGilvery at Latrobe University, Department of Physics and Chemistry, Bundoora Victoria Australia, 1977. The SIMON PC/PS2 version, developed at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, is an extensively revised version designed for highly interactive use on PC/PS2 class computers. Version 4.0 is the third major release of SIMION PC/PS2. Extensive algorithm modifications have dramatically improved this version's computational speed and accuracy. New features contained in this version include 3D modeling, potential energy surface displays, arbitrary direction magnetic fields, ability to incorporate user written programs, and compatibility with IBM Personal System/2 computers.
Research Organization:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
OSTI ID:
7127042
Report Number(s):
EGG-CS-7233-Rev.2; ON: DE88015112
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English