Efficient Plasma Ion Source Modeling With Adaptive Mesh Refinement (Abstract)
- FAR-TECH, Inc., San Diego, CA 92121 (United States)
- LBNL, Berkeley (United States)
- LLNL, Livermore (United States)
Ion beam drivers for high energy density physics and inertial fusion energy research require high brightness beams, so there is little margin of error allowed for aberration at the emitter. Thus, accurate plasma ion source computer modeling is required to model the plasma sheath region and time-dependent effects correctly.A computer plasma source simulation module that can be used with a powerful heavy ion fusion code, WARP, or as a standalone code, is being developed. In order to treat the plasma sheath region accurately and efficiently, the module will have the capability of handling multiple spatial scale problems by using Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR). We will report on our progress on the project.
- OSTI ID:
- 20630684
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 749, Issue 1; Conference: ECRIS'04: 16. international workshop on ECR ion sources, Berkeley, CA (United States), 26-30 Sep 2004; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1893413; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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