Adaptive particle management in a particle-in-cell code

Welch, D. R.; Genoni, T. C.; Clark, R. E.; Rose, D. V.

doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2007.07.015

Title: Adaptive particle management in a particle-in-cell code

Abstract

In particle-based plasma simulation, when dealing with source terms such as ionization, emission from boundaries, etc., the total number of particles can grow, at times, exponentially. Additionally, problems involving the spatial expansion of dynamic plasmas can result in statistical under representation of particle distributions in critical regions. Furthermore, when considering code optimization for massively parallel operation, it is useful to maintain a uniform number of particles per cell. Accordingly, we have developed an algorithm for coalescing or fissioning particles on 2D and 3D orthogonal grids that is based on a method of Assous et al. [F. Assous, T. Pougeard Dulimbert, J. Segre, J. Comput. Phys. 187 (2003) 550]. Here, we present the algorithm and describe in detail its application to particle-in-cell simulations of gas ionization/streamer formation and dynamic, expanding plasmas.

Authors:

Welch, D. R. ^[1]; Genoni, T. C. ^[1]; Clark, R. E. ^[1]; Rose, D. V. ^[1]

Voss Scientific, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 2007

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1426962

Report Number(s):: SAND-2007-1344J
Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9991; 526770

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Computational Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 227; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9991

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; Numerical methods; Particle-in-cell; Plasma simulation; Gas breakdown

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                    Welch, D. R., Genoni, T. C., Clark, R. E., and Rose, D. V. Adaptive particle management in a particle-in-cell code.  United States: N. p., 2007. 
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                    Welch, D. R., Genoni, T. C., Clark, R. E., & Rose, D. V. Adaptive particle management in a particle-in-cell code.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2007.07.015

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                    Welch, D. R., Genoni, T. C., Clark, R. E., and Rose, D. V. 2007.  
        "Adaptive particle management in a particle-in-cell code".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2007.07.015.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1426962.

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  title        = {Adaptive particle management in a particle-in-cell code},

  author       = {Welch, D. R. and Genoni, T. C. and Clark, R. E. and Rose, D. V.},

  abstractNote = {In particle-based plasma simulation, when dealing with source terms such as ionization, emission from boundaries, etc., the total number of particles can grow, at times, exponentially. Additionally, problems involving the spatial expansion of dynamic plasmas can result in statistical under representation of particle distributions in critical regions. Furthermore, when considering code optimization for massively parallel operation, it is useful to maintain a uniform number of particles per cell. Accordingly, we have developed an algorithm for coalescing or fissioning particles on 2D and 3D orthogonal grids that is based on a method of Assous et al. [F. Assous, T. Pougeard Dulimbert, J. Segre, J. Comput. Phys. 187 (2003) 550]. Here, we present the algorithm and describe in detail its application to particle-in-cell simulations of gas ionization/streamer formation and dynamic, expanding plasmas.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.jcp.2007.07.015},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1426962},
  journal      = {Journal of Computational Physics},

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  number       = 1,

  volume       = 227,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 2007},

  month        = {Fri Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 2007}

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