Moment-preserving Monte-Carlo Coulomb collision method for particle codes
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| author | Angus, Justin Ray Fu, Yichen Geyko, Vasily Grote, Dave Larson, David |
| author_facet | Angus, Justin Ray Fu, Yichen Geyko, Vasily Grote, Dave Larson, David |
| contents | Binary-pairing Monte-Carlo methods are widely used in particle-in-cell codes to capture effects of small angle Coulomb collisions. These methods preserve momentum and energy exactly when the simulation particles have equal weights. However, when the interacting particles are of varying weight, these physical conservation laws are only preserved on average. Here, we 1) extend these methods to weighted particles such that the scattering physics is correct on average, and 2) describe a new method for adjusting the particle velocities post scatter to restore exact conservation of momentum and energy. The efficacy of the model is illustrated with various test problems. |
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| spellingShingle | Moment-preserving Monte-Carlo Coulomb collision method for particle codes Angus, Justin Ray Fu, Yichen Geyko, Vasily Grote, Dave Larson, David Computational Physics Plasma Physics Binary-pairing Monte-Carlo methods are widely used in particle-in-cell codes to capture effects of small angle Coulomb collisions. These methods preserve momentum and energy exactly when the simulation particles have equal weights. However, when the interacting particles are of varying weight, these physical conservation laws are only preserved on average. Here, we 1) extend these methods to weighted particles such that the scattering physics is correct on average, and 2) describe a new method for adjusting the particle velocities post scatter to restore exact conservation of momentum and energy. The efficacy of the model is illustrated with various test problems. |
| title | Moment-preserving Monte-Carlo Coulomb collision method for particle codes |
| topic | Computational Physics Plasma Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.19151 |