An adiabatic fluid electron particle-in-cell code for simulating ion-driven parametric instabilities (Q1913768)

A hybrid particle-in-cell method is presented in which the electrons are modeled as an adiabatic fluid with an arbitrary ratio of specific heats. The electromagnetic field model is based on a temporal Wentzel-Krammers-Brillouin approximation. The method is a new tool for simulating ion-driven parametric instabilities which often exist in laser-produced plasmas. Test simulations of ion Landau damping and stimulated Brillouin scattering in one and two dimensions are performed.