Date of Award
1970
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Lamborn, Bjorn
Abstract
A computer analysis is made of the trajectories of charged particles injected tangentially into the mid-plane of a static mirror field. Conditions necessary for the non-adiabatic transfer of particle energy from the plane perpendicular to the field to the direction parallel to the field are discussed. Two distinct mechanisms are observed: (1) When the requirements for parametric resonance are satisfied, energy is absorbed into longitudinal motion; and (2) When the particle exhibits the characteristic looping behavior, energy may be transferred between the longitudinal and transverse degrees of freedom. Various numerical methods are employed to integrate the equations of motion. The fourthorder Runge-Kutta Method is found to be the most accurate.
Extent
82 p.
Recommended Citation
Hogan, William A., "Computer Simulation of Charged Particle Trajectories" (1970). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 11.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/11
Identifier
FA00000753
Comments
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1970.|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1970.