학술논문
Virtual Prototyping of Directed Energy Weapons
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Conference
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2005 Users Group Conference (DOD-UGC'05) Users Group Conference, 2005. :79-85 2005
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Abstract
This paper gives an overview of how RF systems, from pulsed power to antennas, can be virtually prototyped with the ICEPIC (Improved Concurrent Electromagnetic Particle-in-Cell) code. ICEPIC simulates from first principles (Maxwells equations and Lorenzs 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.