Petascale particle-in-cell simulations of kinetic effects in inertial fusion energy plasmas. (11th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wen, H; Tsung, F S; Mori, W B; Fonseca, R A; Silva, L O
• Is Part Of: Plasma physics and controlled fusion. Volume 61:Number 4(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-03-11
• Subjects: particle-in-cell simulation -- high-energy density -- inertial fusion energy; Plasma (Ionized gases) -- Periodicals; Controlled fusion -- Periodicals; 530.44
• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6587/ab019a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0741-3335

Abstract

Abstract: In this manuscript we describe new features in OSIRIS which allows us to simulate laser plasma interactions relevant to inertial fusion in 2D and quasi-3D. These features will allow for the simulation of laser plasma interactions with ever increasing realism and will finally allow for the quantitative comparison between large 2D/3D simulations and ongoing inertial fusion energy experiments with both kinetic electrons and ions in the near future.