Numerical simulation of a 3D virtual cathode oscillator

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Abstract

The design of microwave devices requires the interaction of electromagnetic fields to be simulated with charged particle flow with high accuracy. The methods involved have to be, in particular, well adapted to the geometrical complexity of real devices, especially to take into account the 3-D effects. We have investigated a numerical method for solving the 3-D time dependent Vlasov-Maxwell equations in the relativistic case, on unstructured meshes. We present some numerical results obtained by simulating a three-dimensional virtual cathode system, and compare the resulting high power microwave radiation with a theoretical estimation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBoundary Elements and Other Mesh Reduction Methods XXVIII
Pages193-202
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event28th World Conference on Boundary Elements and Other Mesh Reduction Methods, BEM/MRM 2006, BE06 - Skiathos, Greece
Duration: 10 May 200612 May 2006

Publication series

NameWIT Transactions on Modelling and Simulation
Volume42
ISSN (Print)1743-355X

Conference

Conference28th World Conference on Boundary Elements and Other Mesh Reduction Methods, BEM/MRM 2006, BE06
Country/TerritoryGreece
CitySkiathos
Period10/05/0612/05/06

Keywords

  • Computer simulation
  • Finite element
  • Particle method
  • Vircator

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