Quasi-one-dimensional code for particle-in-cell simulation of magnetic nozzle expansion

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frans H. Ebersohn ◽  
JP Sheehan ◽  
Benjamin W. Longmier ◽  
John Shebalin
Keyword(s):  
One Dimensional ◽  
Particle In Cell ◽  
Magnetic Nozzle ◽  
Cell Simulation

Formation of an inverted sheath in a one-dimensional bounded plasma system studied by particle-in-cell simulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 123507
Author(s):  
T. Gyergyek ◽  
S. Costea ◽  
K. Bajt ◽  
A. Valič ◽  
J. Kovačič
Keyword(s):  
Plasma System ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Particle In Cell ◽  
Bounded Plasma ◽  
Cell Simulation

One-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation of a current-free double layer in an expanding plasma

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 052317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Meige ◽  
Rod W. Boswell ◽  
Christine Charles ◽  
Miles M. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Double Layer ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Particle In Cell ◽  
Cell Simulation ◽  
A Current

BIFURCATION AND CHAOS IN THE SECOND OSCILLATORY WINDOW OF THE CLASSICAL PIERCE DIODE

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2579-2586 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. BARROSO ◽  
M. O. TERRA ◽  
E. E. N. MACAU
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Cathode ◽  
Dynamical Behavior ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Particle In Cell ◽  
Subharmonic Bifurcations ◽  
Cell Simulation ◽  
Approximation Analysis ◽  
First Time ◽  
Operating Regimes ◽  
Monoenergetic Electron Beam

The second oscillatory window of the classical Pierce diode is explored by a particle-in-cell simulation, and for the first time, results that support the existence of another chaotic region are presented. The classical Pierce model consists of a one-dimensional plasma-filled diode into which a monoenergetic electron beam is injected. This system presents a rich dynamical behavior as a function of a single control parameter α (the electron transit angle) and has four different operating regimes: stable, oscillatory, chaotic and unstable oscillatory with virtual cathode formation. The second oscillatory region, revealed by linear approximation analysis, presents a similar dynamical behavior to the first one, studied by many works and located below α = 3π. By gradually diminishing α from 5π, we report here, through numerical experiments, the existence of a sequence of subharmonic bifurcations leading to chaos, periodic windows, and a crisis from which just unstable oscillations with virtual cathode can be observed.

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