Ef: Software for Nonrelativistic Beam Simulation by Particle-in-Cell Algorithm

Understanding of particle dynamics is crucial in construction of electron guns, ion sources and other types of nonrelativistic beam devices. Apart from external guiding and focusing systems, a prominent role in evolution of such low-energy beams is played by particle-particle interaction. Numerical...

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Main Authors: Boytsov, A. Yu, Bulychev, A.A.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Computer simulation
Electron guns
Ion sources
Mathematical models
Parallel processing
Particle beams
Particle in cell technique
Particle interactions
Simulation
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Summary:Understanding of particle dynamics is crucial in construction of electron guns, ion sources and other types of nonrelativistic beam devices. Apart from external guiding and focusing systems, a prominent role in evolution of such low-energy beams is played by particle-particle interaction. Numerical simulations taking into account these effects are typically accomplished by a well-known particle-in-cell method. In practice, for convenient work a simulation program should not only implement this method, but also support parallelization, provide integration with CAD systems and allow access to details of the simulation algorithm. To address the formulated requirements, development of a new open source code - Ef - has been started. It's current features and main functionality are presented. Comparison with several analytical models demonstrates good agreement between the numerical results and the theory. Further development plans are discussed.
ISSN:2100-014X
2101-6275
2100-014X
DOI:10.1051/epjconf/201817707002