SOS User's Manual. A Joint Industry-University Program for Computational Plasma
Abstract
SOS is a three-dimensional, finite-difference code for simulating electromagnetic plasma physics processes, i.e., those processes which involve space charge and/or electromagnetic fields and their interactions. SOS contains a set of time-domain algorithms such that, beginning from a specified initial state, the code simulates a physical process as it evolves in time. In SOS, the full set of Maxwell's time-dependent equations are solved to obtain electromagnetic fields. Similarly, the complete Lorentz force equation is solved to obtain relativistic particle trajectories, which provide current and charge densities for Maxwell's equations. This approach, commonly referred to as particle-in-cell (PIC), provides self-consistence, i.e., interaction between space charge and electromagnetic fields
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA266370
Entities
People
- Bruce Goplen
- David Smithe
- Gary Warren
- Larry Ludeking