Virtual prototyping of directed energy weapons

Cartwright, Keith; Bowers, L.; Greenwood, Andrew; Fichtl, Chris; Haworth, M.D.; Kozák, Martin; Mardahl, P.; Murphy, T.; Peterkin, R.E.; Schulz, A.; Swift, Roderick D.; Luginsland, J.W.; Watrous, J.J.

doi:10.1109/dodugc.2003.1253378

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“…Two-dimensional (2-D) self-consistent electromagnetic field calculations [15][16][17][18] were the norm until parallel computers and advanced algorithms enabled full-geometry three-dimensional (3-D) electromagnetic simulations [19][20][21][22] .…”

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Virtual Prototyping of Directed Energy Weapons

Cartwright¹,

Amdahl²,

Bettencourt³

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2005 Users Group Conference (DOD-UGC'05)

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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 (Maxwell's equations and Lorenz's 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.

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