IONEX: A meshfree ion extraction code based on ''particle in cloud of points'' concept

Journal Article · Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3272859· OSTI ID:22053891

Galkin, S A; Grubert, J E; Cluggish, B P; Barov, N; Kim, J S ^[1]

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1. FAR-TECH, Inc., 3550 General Atomics Court, MS 15-148, San Diego, California 92121 (United States)

Ion Extraction (IONEX) is an ion extraction modeling code, developed at FAR-TECH, Inc., based on the meshless particle-in-cloud-of-points concept. IONEX self-consistently solves motion equations for ions and Poisson's equation for the electrostatic field, assuming a Boltzmann distribution for the electrons. IONEX is capable of handling multiple species and is graphical user interface-driven. The two-dimensional version is benchmarked with IGUN. The basic algorithm and sample runs are presented.

• OSTI ID: 22053891
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 81, Issue 2; Conference: ICIS 2009: 13. international conference on ion sources, Gatlinburg, TN (United States), 20-25 Sep 2009; Other Information: (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ALGORITHMS
BOLTZMANN EQUATION
ELECTRONS
EXTRACTION
INTERFACES
IONS
PLASMA
POISSON EQUATION
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS