These codes illustrate how to implement an optimal PIC algorithm on a single GPU as well as on multiple GPUs. Both CUDA C and CUDA Fortran interoperable versions are available, where a Fortran code can call the CUDA C libraries and a C code can call the CUDA Fortran libraries.

Sep 17, 2020 · Download the Python code on github for our PIC algorithm to visualize the simulation in real time and play around with the initial conditions. Enjoy!

The particle-wave interaction with energy transferred, also called Landau damping, can be observed by PIC simulation. This code can simulate any given initial distributions. Rejection sampling is utilized to estimate the follwoing distribution when samples the …

The LSP code, a software product of Voss Scientific Corporation, is an advanced 3D electromagnetic particle-in-cell (PIC) code designed for complex, large-scale plasma simulations on parallel and serial platforms; the numerical code supports Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems and can also be used in 1D and 2D geometries[1].

This chapter introduces approaches for performing PIC simulations on unstructured meshes. It begins by describing steps needed to generate and load such meshes. Next, a particle tracking code is developed in order to demonstrate how to push particles and interpolate mesh data with unstructured mesh.

There are a variety of PIC codes in common use, differentiated by the kinds of forces retained in the model. The simplest is the electrostatic force, described by a Poisson equation. More complex are the Darwin (non-radiative electromagnetics) and the fully electromagnetic models.

My aim with this book is to introduce engineering students and researchers to the world of numerical plasma simulations through the use of example codes. I have been developing plasma and rarefied gas simulation codes for over a decade. Through out this time, I have come across a plethora of textbooks and journal articles related to this field.

In plasma physics, particle-in-cell (PIC) codes play a crucial role for the study of complex non-linear phenomena through kinetic simulations. Thus, this work presents both the main ideas and details needed to develop a one-dimensional code to solve the Vlasov-Maxwell system equations.

Jan 14, 2025 · In this work, we propose a step-by-step approach for the verification of PIC-MCC codes in a 2D-3V electrostatic setup.

• In astrophysics PIC has the potential to answer the most fundamental theoretical questions: particle acceleration, viability of two-temperature plasmas, dissipation of turbulence.