Loading a relativistic Kappa distribution in particle simulations
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چکیده
A procedure for loading particle velocities from a relativistic kappa distribution in particle-in-cell (PIC) and Monte Carlo simulations is presented. It based on the rejection method beta prime distribution. The part extends earlier Maxwell-Juttner distribution, then acceptance rate reaches ~95%. Utilizing generalized distributions, we successfully reproduce including power-law tail. derivation of procedure, mathematical preparations, comparison with other procedures, numerical tests are
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physics of Plasmas
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1070-664X', '1527-2419', '1089-7674']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0117628