Virtual Prototyping of Directed Energy Weapons

This paper gives an overview of how RF systems, from pulsed power to antennas, may be virtually prototyped with the improved concurrent electromagnetic particle-in-cell (ICEPIC) code. ICEPIC simulates from first principles (Maxwell's equations and Lorenz's force law) the electrodynamics an...

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Published in2006 HPCMP Users Group Conference (HPCMP-UGC'06) pp. 252 - 258
Main Authors Bettencourt, M.T., Amdahl, D.J., Bowers, L.A., Cartwright, K.L., Greenwood, A.D., Fleming, T.P., Haworth, M.D., Lockwood, N.P., Mardahl, P.J., Peterkin, R.E., Luginsland, J.W., Watrous, J.J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2006
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Computational modeling
Electromagnetic forces
Electromagnetic radiation
EMP radiation effects
Laboratories
Maxwell equations
Microwave devices
Radio frequency
Virtual prototyping
Weapons
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Summary:This paper gives an overview of how RF systems, from pulsed power to antennas, may be virtually prototyped with the improved concurrent electromagnetic particle-in-cell (ICEPIC) code. ICEPIC simulates from first principles (Maxwell's equations and Lorenz's force law) the electrodynamics and charged particle dynamics of the RF-producing part of the system. Our simulations focus on gigawatt-class sources; the relativistic magnetron is shown as an example. Such simulations require enormous computational resources. These simulations successfully expose undesirable features of these sources and help us to suggest improvements
ISBN:9780769527970
0769527973
DOI:10.1109/HPCMP-UGC.2006.75