Title : 
A virtual prototyping environment for directed-energy concepts
         
        
            Author : 
Peterkin, Robert E. ; Luginsland, John W.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Air Force Res. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Enhancements in computation hardware and the development of novel software have enabled virtual prototyping in several areas of science and engineering. In particular, the authors discuss directed energy devices that generate high-power microwave pulses
         
        
            Keywords : 
digital simulation; microwave devices; microwave generation; parallel processing; physics computing; plasma simulation; plasma-beam interactions; directed energy devices; high-power microwave pulse generation; virtual prototyping environment; Design engineering; Electromagnetic fields; Electron beams; High power microwave generation; Maxwell equations; Microwave devices; Microwave generation; Physics computing; Pulse generation; Virtual prototyping;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Computing in Science & Engineering
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/5992.988646