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<b>Numerical Loading of a Maxwellian Probability Distribution Function</b>
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<b>Authors:</b> J.L.V. Lewandowski
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<b>Date of PPPL Report:</b> March 2003
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<b>Published in:</b> Canadian Journal of Physics <B>81</B> (August 2003) 989-996.</p>


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A renormalization procedure for the numerical loading of a Maxwellian probablity dis-
tribution function (PDF) is formulated. The procedure, which involves the solution of three
coupled nonlinear equations, yields a numerically loaded PDF with improved properties for
higher velocity moments. This method is particularly useful for low-noise particle-in-cell
simulations with electron dynamics.



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