VPIC (Vector Particle-in-Cell)
A plasma simulation code developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory for modeling kinetic plasma processes at extreme scales. VPIC tracks individual particles in electromagnetic fields, enabling first-principles simulation of magnetic reconnection, plasma instabilities, and beam-plasma interactions relevant to FRC and MTF physics. It runs on the world's largest supercomputers.
Verified Primary Sources
- → LANL NumerEx MACH2 Explosive Model 1993 (p. 1) — 1993 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL NumerEx MACH2 Explosive Model 1993 (p. 6) — 1993 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL SNL ZMachine PuICE Waste 2012 (p. 1) — 2012 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL SNL ZMachine PuICE Waste 2012 (p. 2) — 2012 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL SNL ZMachine PuICE Waste 2012 (p. 3) — 2012 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Timeline Mentions (8)
Project Sherwood established
The U.S. AEC's classified controlled-fusion program begins at LANL and partner labs.
James Tuck and the Perhapsatron
James Tuck conducts early fusion experiments with the Perhapsatron at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Christofilos begins Astron experiment at LLNL
Greek engineer starts E-layer field reversal concept. Earliest compact torus conception. Presented at 1958 Geneva.
Christofilos Astron experiment at LLNL
The Astron experiment established the field-reversed configuration geometry that prefigured modern FRC research.
First Formal Documentation of FRC Topology
H.A.B. Bodin publishes a paper in Nuclear Fusion describing 'reversed field loops' within a theta-pinch, providing physical evidence of the FRC state.
Inertial-Confinement Flux-Trapping Model Proposed
T.S. Green and A.A. Newton propose that magnetic flux is lost via rapid convection at the radial Alfvén speed, a foundational theory for FRC formation.
Discovery of FRC Anomalous Stability
Experiments at LANL discover that Field-Reversed Configurations (FRCs) are significantly more stable than predicted by MHD theory.
Astron experiment funding cancelled at LLNL
16-year project ends without achieving field reversal. Compact torus concept disperses to spheromak and FRC research.