A brief introduction to CONDOR

The CONDOR computer code evolved at LLNL from MASK in the early 80's. CONDOR is a two-dimensional particle-in-cell'' plasma simulation program. Orbits of charged particles are followed in self-consistent electromagnetic fields using the Lorentz force law. The full set of Maxwell's equations (with particle source terms) are solved to generate time dependent electric and magnetic fields. CONDOR is capable of simulations in three geometries, cartesian XY, cylindrical RZ and R{Theta}. Internal structures (metal, resistive, and insulating) which conform to the uniformly spaced-rectangular mesh cells can be specified. Interactions between the simulation particles and any internal structures can also be included in the calculation.