Numerical Simulations of the NRL Collective Particle Accelerator.

Abstract

Two-dimensional, electromagnetic, particle-in-cell numerical simulations of the NRL Collective Particle Accelerator (CPA) have been completed using the MAGIC code. Employing parameters which closely approximated the actual experiment, these simulations reveaed the spontaneous formation of a virtual cathode which severely limited the net current flowing in the central beam of the device. These results explain experimental observations and indicate possible modifications which might make the CPA operational. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135533

Entities

People

  • R. J. Barker

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Particle Accelerators
  • Particles
  • Pulsed Power
  • Simulations
  • Transmission Lines
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design