Numerical solution of the Vlasov-Maxwell system in the heavy-ion fusion problems

The self-consistent plasma dynamics in a linear induction accelerator is described by the relativistic Vlasov equations for the electron and ion distribution functions coupled with the Maxwell equations. Numerical simulation of physical processes in such system may be performed with the use of a two-dimensional discrete kinetic model based on particle method for open plasma configurations, in which charged particles injection in and exit from a bounded computational domain are essential. (author) 5 refs., 6 figs