VSim workshop at EMIS 2018

16 Sept 2018, 03:00 → 21 Sept 2018, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

David Leimbach (Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz (DE)), Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd), Nate Crossette (Tech-X Corporation)

VSim is a simulation software suite for modelling the interaction of electromagnetic fields with particles with or without complex geometries. This workshop aims to cover topics of interest to researchers with no previous experience of VSim. It will include introductory materials to help you understand if VSim is relevant to your research, how it works, and provide workshopping sessions to try to advance your research with these simulation tools.

Sunday 16 September

14:00 → 14:20 Introduction to Tech-X and VSim: Build your first simulation in VSim

A hands on session, where you will be able to install VSim (with assistance if required), and we will show you how to run one of our example files of beam transport with kinetic collisions, and/or build a basic ion source depending on demand from attendees.

Convener: Dr Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)

14:00 Introduction to Tech-X and VSim

A brief introduction to the history of Tech-X, and the range of applications served by the VSim and USim products

Speaker: Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)

14:20 → 16:00 Hands on simulations: Getting VSim installed and running your first example

Convener: Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)

14:20 Getting VSim installed

Hands on session aimed to get everyone ready to run their first example.

Speaker: Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)

14:40 Hands on: Run your first VSim simulation

We will start by running an example, either ion beam transport or an ion source depending on the group present. If time allows, we will modify this and start to build our own simulation.

Speaker: Mr Nate Crossette (Tech-X Corporation)

Monday 17 September

13:00 → 13:45 VSim Setup Demonstrations: Build a Penning Ionization Gauge in 30 mins with VSim Visual Setup

Hands on simulation tutorial with the visual setup

Convener: Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)

13:05 Build an ion source in 30 mins

A demonstration of the capabilities and use of VSim's new Visual setup capabilities. We will attempt to show you how you can contruct a new simulation in VSim quickly and easily.

Speaker: Mr Nate Crossette (Tech-X Corporation)

Tuesday 18 September

13:00 → 13:45 VSim Setup Demonstrations: Advanced surface models: introducting VSim Text Setup

Hands on simulation tutorial with the visual setup

Convener: Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)

13:00 VSim Text Setup for Advanced Modelling Capabilites

We will look at advanced models that enable the simulation of complex surfaces and introduce surface chemistry effects

Speaker: Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)

18:00 → 20:00 "Come-and-go" Workshop: Bring a problem and your laptop!: Workshop session 1

User problems will discussed and worked on

Convener: Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)

Thursday 20 September

11:00 → 13:00 Presentations: A VSim Case Study: Modelling and Optimising the VADLIS ion source

Like Oral Conference Contributions, only related to VSim or USim!

Friday 21 September

14:00 → 15:30 Presentations: Introduction to the Particle-in-Cell and Monte-Carlo Method for Plasma Simulation

Like Oral Conference Contributions, only related to VSim or USim!

Convener: Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 → 17:30 "Come-and-go" Workshop: Bring a problem and your laptop!: Workshop session 2

User problems will discussed and worked on

Convener: Jonathan Smith (Tech-X UK Ltd)