@Article{IJNAM-14-175,
author = {Chu , Y.-C.Han , D.-R.Cao , Y.He , X.-M. and Wang , J.},
title = {An Immersed-Finite-Element Particle-in-Cell Simulation Tool for Plasma Surface Interaction},
journal = {International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling},
year = {2016},
volume = {14},
number = {2},
pages = {175--200},
abstract = {<p style="text-align: justify;">A novel Immersed-Finite-Element Particle-in-Cell (IFE-PIC) simulation tool is presented
in this paper for plasma surface interaction where charged plasma particles are represented
by a number of simulation particles. The Particle-in-Cell (PIC) method is one of the major particle
models for plasma simulation, which utilizes a huge number of simulation particles and hence
provides a first-principle-based kinetic description of particle trajectories and field quantities. The
immersed finite element method provides an accurate approach with convenient implementations
to solve interface problems based on structured interface-independent meshes on which the PIC
method works most efficiently. In the presented IFE-PIC simulation tool, different geometries can
be treated automatically for both PIC and IFE through the geometric information specified in
an input file. The set of parameters for plasma properties is also assembled into a single input
file which can be easily modified for a variety of plasma environments in different applications.
Collisions between particles are also incorporated in this tool and can be switched on/off with
one parameter in the input file. Efficient modules are adopted to integrate PIC and IFE together
into the final simulation tool. Hence our IFE-PIC simulation package offers a convenient and efficient
tool to study the microcosmic plasma features for a wide range of applications. Numerical
experiments are provided to demonstrate the capability of this tool.</p>},
issn = {2617-8710},
doi = {https://doi.org/},
url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/ijnam/416.html}
}