Agenda
September 12, 2017 Tuesday
- Introduction to FDTD and Self-consistent PIC Algorithms
- VSim Visual Setup and Text-based Setup
- Visualization and Post-processing
- H5 file formats and locations
September 13, 2017, Wednesday
- Microwave Devices
- Pillbox Cavity Excitation
- Determining Q-factor, losses, modes
- Plasma Discharges
- Plasma Simulation Performance
- Avoiding numerical instabilities: Debye heating
- Adding particles to simulations
- Importing cross-sections
- Advanced visualization techniques (VisIt)
September 14, 2017 Thursday
- Advanced analyzers
- Writing your own scripts
- Advanced plasma topics
- Advanced microwave device topics
- TWTs: dispersion relations
- Multipacting
Additional time is available for independent simulation project work coached by Tech-X experts. Please let us know your preferences. Contact us at [email protected]
Schedule
| Day | Day | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Tuesday | Welcome and Introduction
Introduction to Tech-X Products and Services Your First Simulation: Exploring the Tree and Changing Parameters Coffee Break (install VSim if necessary) Building and Running Your Own Simulation with Visual Setup Post-Processing and Visualizing Data Lunch Understanding VSim’s Algorithms, Part 1 Running and Exploring a Text-Based Example Coffee Break Understanding VSim’s Algorithms, Part 2 Troubleshooting, Gotchas, and Help Future Vision of Tech-X User Feedback and Features to Add |
| Wednesday Morning: | 13 September Microwave Devices | Extracting Figures of Merit from Cavities: Comparing with Real-life Microwave Measurements, Part 1
Coffee Break Extracting Figures of Merit from Cavities: Comparing with Real-life Microwave Measurements, Part 2 Understanding Numerical Instabilities in Plasma, Part 1 Lunch |
| Wednesday Afternoon: | 13 September Plasma | Understanding Numerical Instabilities in Plasma, Part 2
Importing Cross Sections from External Databases Coffee Break Sources and Sinks: Getting Particles into VSim Advanced Visualization Close |
| Thursday Morning: | 14 September Plasma | Advanced Analyzers Coffee and Plasma ChemistryUSim Simulations of the ICP Ion Source for SNS Share Your Feedback on VSIm for Plasma Discharges Lunch |
| Thursday Afternoon: | 14 September Microwave Devices | Helix TWT: Dispersion, Attenuation and Power Runs
Joining Computation and Physics for MD Models Breakdown Phenomena: Multipacting, Part 1 Coffee Break Breakdown Phenomena: Multipacting, Part 2 Particle Tracking and Handling Missing Particles, Analysis for Microwave Devices Your View and Priorities for Microwave Devices Close |
| Friday | 15 September Workshopping | Independent Study |