Final Report for "Simulation Tools for Parallel Microwave Particle in Cell Modeling"

[摘要] Transport of high-power rf fields and the subsequent deposition of rf power into plasma is an important component of developing tokamak fusion energy. Two limitations on rf heating are: (i) breakdown of the metallic structures used to deliver rf power to the plasma, and (ii) a detailed understanding of how rf power couples into a plasma. Computer simulation is a main tool for helping solve both of these problems, but one of the premier tools, VORPAL, is traditionally too difficult to use for non-experts. During this Phase II project, we developed the VorpalView user interface tool. This tool allows Department of Energy researchers a fully graphical interface for analyzing VORPAL output to more easily model rf power delivery and deposition in plasmas.

[发布日期] 2008-09-25

[学科分类] 原子、分子光学和等离子物理

[关键词] BREAKDOWN;COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION;DEPOSITION;HEATING;PLASMA;SIMULATION;THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS;TRANSPORT simulation;particle-in-cell;rf power;plasma;breakdown