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Application of a Grid‐Free Kinetic Model to the Collisionless Sheath
Author(s) -
Matyash K.,
Schneider R.,
Sydora R.,
Taccogna F.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.200810020
Subject(s) - particle in cell , plasma , kinetic energy , grid , physics , ion , code (set theory) , computational physics , work (physics) , front (military) , bounded function , electron , particle (ecology) , mechanics , classical mechanics , computer science , meteorology , nuclear physics , geometry , quantum mechanics , geology , mathematical analysis , oceanography , mathematics , set (abstract data type) , programming language
In this work we present a grid‐free hierarchical treecode, developed for simulation of bounded plasmas. The code follows both electrons and ions dynamics, resolving 1 spatial and 3 velocity coordinates. The code was applied for the simulation of a magnetized collisionless plasma in front of a material wall. The results obtained are in very good agreement with those of Particle‐in‐Cell simulation. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)