Computer simulation using particles
Computer simulation using particles
On a finite-element method for solving the three-dimensional Maxwell equations
Journal of Computational Physics
Paraxial approximation of ultrarelativistic intense beams
Numerische Mathematik
Two dimensional spline interpolation algorithms
Two dimensional spline interpolation algorithms
Approximate models for the Maxwell equations
Modelling 94 Proceedings of the 1994 international symposium on Mathematical modelling and computational methods
The ARCTIC charged particle beam propagation code
Journal of Computational Physics
Plasma Physics Via Computer
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Solving the Vlasov-Maxwell problem can lead to very expensive computations. To construct a simpler model, Laval et al. [G. Laval, S. Mas-Gallic, P.A. Raviart, Paraxial approximation of ultrarelativistic intense beams, Numer. Math. 69 (1) (1994) 33-60] proposed to exploit the paraxial property of the charged particle beams, i.e the property that the particles of the beam remain close to an optical axis. They so constructed a paraxial model and performed its mathematical analysis. In this paper, we investigate how their framework can be adapted to handle the axisymmetric geometry, and its coupling with the Vlasov equation. First, one constructs numerical schemes and error estimates results for this discretization are reported. Then, a Particle In Cell (PIC) method, in the case of highly relativistic beams is proposed. Finally, numerical results are given. In particular, numerical comparisons with the Vlasov-Poisson model illustrate the possibilities of this approach.