An Open-Source Spacecraft Plasma Interaction Simulation Code PicUp3D: Tests and Validations
An Open-Source Spacecraft Plasma Interaction Simulation Code PicUp3D: Tests and Validations
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开源航天器等离子体相互作用模拟代码 PicUp3D：测试和验证
DOI：
10.1109/tps.2006.883402
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发表时间：
2006
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
H. de Feraudy
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作者：
J. Forest;A. Hilgers;B. Thiébault;L. Eliasson;J. Berthelier;H. de Feraudy
PicUp3D代码是一款模拟软件的原型，它专门用于在欧洲航天器等离子体相互作用网络（一个欧洲的科学和工业网络）的背景下开发的航天器等离子体相互作用的定量和精确建模。它基于对电子和离子动力学的全三维动力学粒子模拟描述。在航天器几何描述中使用非结构化方案已成功地对实际几何形状进行了建模。该代码围绕一个开放且通用的面向对象库进行组织，并且完全用JAVA编写。本文介绍了PicUp3D的基本特性和首次验证测试，这些现在已在网络上公开且免费提供。以开源方式开发，相信该代码将在几何和物理精度方面满足科学界的要求，特别是对于仪器校准和观测分析。
The PicUp3D code is a prototype of simulation software dedicated to quantitative and accurate modeling of spacecraft plasma interactions developed in the context of a European scientific and industrial network Spacecraft Plasma Interaction Network in Europe. It is based on a full three-dimensional kinetic particle-in-cell description of the electrons and the ion dynamics. The use of unstructured schemes in the spacecraft geometrical description has allowed to model successfully realistic geometries. The code is organized around an open and versatile object-oriented library and is fully written in JAVA. This paper presents the basic features and the first validation tests of PicUp3D, which are now made publicly and freely available on the Web. Developed in an open-source approach, it is believed that this code will meet the requirements of the scientific community in terms of geometric and physics accuracy especially for instrument calibration and observation analysis