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IONEX: a meshfree ion extraction code based on "particle in cloud of points" concept
S A Galkin1, J E Grubert, B P Cluggish
1FAR-TECH, Inc., 3550 General Atomics Court, MS 15-148, San Diego, California 92121, USA. galkin@far-tech.com
Abstract:
Ion Extraction (IONEX) is an ion extraction modeling code, developed at FAR-TECH, Inc., based on the meshless particle-in-cloud-of-points concept. IONEX self-consistently solves motion equations for ions and Poisson's equation for the electrostatic field, assuming a Boltzmann distribution for the electrons. IONEX is capable of handling multiple species and is graphical user interface-driven. The two-dimensional version is benchmarked with IGUN. The basic algorithm and sample runs are presented.
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