Damping RF waves with low reflection in simulations of slab or curved magnetized plasma: Parametrization, verification and implementation of Bermudez Perfectly Matched Layers

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 346, 2026 25^th Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas (RFPPC2025)


Article Number		01026
Number of page(s)		8
Section		Theory and Modeling of Radio-Frequency Waves in Plasmas
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202634601026
Published online		07 January 2026

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