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UCLA Plans 04-06

Warren B. Mori

John Tonge

Michail Tzoufras

University of California at Los Angeles

Chuang Ren

University of Rochester

Particle models are needed (Rochester MHD Simulation Data)

PIC can be used from nc (1021cm-3) to solid density (1023cm-3)

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UCLA plan

1. Develop OSIRIS, UPIC, and Dawson Cluster (4.5 Tflops).

2. Use OSIRIS and UPIC to study:

a.Absorption of light in both “global” 2D simulations and reduced scale 3D simulations

b. Transport of energetic electrons and ions in both “global” 2D simulations and reduced scale 3D simulations

3. Use OSIRIS and UPIC to study collisions:

a. Reduce cell size to a fraction of a Debye length to study collisions from first principles (Work with MIT).

b. Study finite size particle collisions for in OSIRIS an UPIC(Work with Rochester). Set the stage for asking the validity of fluid theory.

4. Compare full PIC results against LSP (Work with Rochester and Reno)

5. Continue to develop theory for the “Weibel” instabilityrelevant to fast ignition. We are concentrating on collisionless Weibel. (Work with Rochester).

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UCLA plan

UPIC:Task I. Add dynamic load balancing into UPIC

Task II. Add open boundary conditions into UPIC.

Task III. Add arbitrary initial density function n(x,y,z) profiles into UPIC

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OSIRIS:

Task I. Add open boundary conditions for all directions into OSIRIS.

Task II. Add static load balancing into OSIRIS.

Task III. Add a “core” region in which energetic particles are absorbed properly.

Task IV. Add particle tracking diagnostics.

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Code comparison:

Task I. Working jointly with other Center members, come up with a set of runs for comparing output from the various codes being used across the Center.

Task II. Compare results from OSIRIS, UPIC, Reno codes, and LSP on relevant runs.

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Physics:Task I. Use 2D and 3D simulations to understand the role

of return current and the ions on the filamentation of the hot electrons.

Task II. Work with experimentalists to prioritize and identify key physics questions that can be studied using PIC.

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Sample results:Mocking up the core

Possible methods:1.Radial boundary which thermalizes or thermalizes and reflects particles crossing the boundary while maintaining continuity equation. (Implemented -causes large charge build up at boundary) 2.Add position(radial) and velocity dependent drag to particles in core.3.Add position dependent 2 particle collisions to core (perhaps best solution).

Core diagnostics particle energy and direction at the core (in progress)

Parameters for 2D SimulationRen reference

• Vacuum region between target and boundary to reduce boundary effects

• 1203212032 grids (x=0.33 c/p), with current smoothing, 4 particle/cell

• 2.4 108 particles and 6104 steps

• Initial Te=7.4keV and Ti=1 keV e/p0.035

• 1m-laser from left wall antenna, I=1020 W/cm2, spot size (FWHM) 7.5 m, 1 ps long, s-&p-polarized.

100m

40nc

16m

7.5mlaser

25.5mcoronal plasma

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Results:half the radius of Ren et al.

No core

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Results:half the radius of Ren et al.

Thermalizing core

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Dawson Cluster

256 node dual processor G5 x-serve cluster

4.5 Tflops-------2.3 Tflops on Linpack

With static load balancing, each Ren type run takes 3-4 days on 64 nodes on Dawson

M.Tzoufras, F.S.Tsung, J.W.Tonge, W.B.Mori

UCLA

C.Ren

University of Rochester

M.Fiore, L.O. Silva

IST (Portugal)

Emergence of space charge effects in the linear stage of the Weibel like current filamentary instability