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PIC, UPC

Abstract:

Since space plasmas are colisionless, reliable space weather simulations will require to take into account a full kinetic description of their dynamics. The Particle in Cell (PIC) method is a particle-mesh technique that efficiently allows such description. Still, realistic plasma simulations require huge data sets and are computationally expensive. High scalability must thus be achieved in order to perform the massively parallel plasma simulations required for space weather purposes. This paper reports on the first implementation of a 2D electrostatic PIC code in Unified Parallel C which also includes load balancing capabilities.