A spectral, quasi-cylindrical and dispersion-free Particle-In-Cell algorithm

Lehe, Remi; Kirchen, Manuel; Andriyash, Igor A.; Godfrey, Brendan B.; Vay, Jean -Luc

doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2016.02.007

Title: A spectral, quasi-cylindrical and dispersion-free Particle-In-Cell algorithm

Journal Article · 16 February 2016 · Computer Physics Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2016.02.007 · OSTI ID:1393047

Lehe, Remi ^[1]; Kirchen, Manuel ^[2]; Andriyash, Igor A. ^[3]; Godfrey, Brendan B. ^[4]; Vay, Jean -Luc ^[1]

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany)
Univ. Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau cedex (France)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

We propose a spectral Particle-In-Cell (PIC) algorithm that is based on the combination of a Hankel transform and a Fourier transform. For physical problems that have close-to-cylindrical symmetry, this algorithm can be much faster than full 3D PIC algorithms. In addition, unlike standard finite-difference PIC codes, the proposed algorithm is free of spurious numerical dispersion, in vacuum. This algorithm is benchmarked in several situations that are of interest for laser-plasma interactions. These benchmarks show that it avoids a number of numerical artifacts, that would otherwise affect the physics in a standard PIC algorithm - including the zero-order numerical Cherenkov effect.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1393047

Journal Information:: Computer Physics Communications, Journal Name: Computer Physics Communications Journal Issue: C Vol. 203; ISSN 0010-4655

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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