Computation of the bounce-average code (open access)

Computation of the bounce-average code

The bounce-average computer code simulates the two-dimensional velocity transport of ions in a mirror machine. The code evaluates and bounce-averages the collision operator and sources along the field line. A self-consistent equilibrium magnetic field is also computed using the long-thin approximation. Optionally included are terms that maintain ..mu.., J invariance as the magnetic field changes in time. The assumptions and analysis that form the foundation of the bounce-average code are described. When references can be cited, the required results are merely stated and explained briefly. A listing of the code is appended.
Date: May 23, 1977
Creator: Cutler, T. A.; Pearlstein, L. D. & Rensink, M. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library