Numerical simulation of ECRIPAC plasma behaviour with Vlasov equations including electron and ion collective effects

The collective accelerator project ECRIPAC, is composed of 3 parts, which have been separately tested. They are: A multicharged ECR source to produce a plasma of highly charged ion distribution with a typical density of 5.1010 cm-3; a GYRAC-C section where the electrons are accelerated by gyromagnetic autoresonant effect and the plasma cylinder compressed into a thin disk using an increasing magnetic field; a PLEIADE section where a part of transverse electron energy is converted into longitudinal one in the space decreasing magnetic field. A 6D Vlasov code using the 'particle method' was developed to simulate the electron heating process, the plasma compression and the energy transfer from electrons to ions. (R.P.) 11 refs