Review and Recent Advances in PIC Modeling of Relativistic Beams and Plasmas
arXiv:1408.1146
Abstract
Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulation codes have wide applicability to first-principles modeling of multidimensional nonlinear plasma phenomena, including wake-field accelerators. This review addresses both finite difference and pseudo-spectral PIC algorithms, including numerical instability suppression and generalizations of the spectral field solver.
Summary of plenary presentation at 2014 Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop; 9 pages, 6 figures