Gyrokinetic particle-in-cell simulations of electromagnetic turbulence in the presence of fast particles and global modes
Global simulations of electromagnetic turbulence in circular-flux-surface tokamak and
ASDEX-Upgrade geometry, tearing instabilities and their combination with the …
ASDEX-Upgrade geometry, tearing instabilities and their combination with the …
Numerical tools for burning plasmas
The software stack under development within a European coordinated effort on tools for
burning plasma modelling is presented. The project is organised as a Task (TSVV Task 10) …
burning plasma modelling is presented. The project is organised as a Task (TSVV Task 10) …
Enhanced Transport at High Plasma Pressure and Subthreshold Kinetic Ballooning Modes in Wendelstein 7-X
P Mulholland, K Aleynikova, BJ Faber, MJ Pueschel… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
High-performance fusion plasmas, requiring high pressure β, are not well understood in
stellarator-type experiments. Here, the effect of β on ion-temperature-gradient-driven (ITG) …
stellarator-type experiments. Here, the effect of β on ion-temperature-gradient-driven (ITG) …
Nonlinear interaction of Alfvénic instabilities and turbulence via the modification of the equilibrium profiles
Nonlinear simulations of Alfvén modes (AMs) driven by energetic particles (EPs) in the
presence of turbulence are performed with the gyrokinetic particle-in-cell code ORB5. The …
presence of turbulence are performed with the gyrokinetic particle-in-cell code ORB5. The …
Global gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic turbulence in stellarator plasmas
A Mishchenko, M Borchardt, R Hatzky… - Journal of Plasma …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Global electromagnetic turbulence is simulated in stellarator geometry using the gyrokinetic
particle-in-cell code EUTERPE. The evolution of the turbulent electromagnetic field and the …
particle-in-cell code EUTERPE. The evolution of the turbulent electromagnetic field and the …
Role of secondary long wavelength fluctuation in nonlinear saturation of the kinetic ballooning mode in tokamak plasmas
G Ren, J Li, L Wei, ZX Wang - Nuclear Fusion, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Nonlinear saturation dynamics of electromagnetic turbulence and associated transport are
investigated using a global simulation based on the Landau-fluid model in the finite β …
investigated using a global simulation based on the Landau-fluid model in the finite β …
Ion temperature gradient mode mitigation by energetic particles, mediated by forced-driven zonal flows
In this work, we use the global electromagnetic and electrostatic gyro kinetic approaches to
investigate the effects of zonal flows forced-driven by Alfv\'en modes due to their excitation …
investigate the effects of zonal flows forced-driven by Alfv\'en modes due to their excitation …
Plasma beta dependence of turbulent transport suggesting an advantage of weak magnetic shear from local and global gyrokinetic simulations
A Ishizawa, Y Kishimoto, K Imadera, Y Nakamura… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
A higher plasma β is desirable for realizing high performance fusion reactor, in fact, one of
the three goals of JT-60SA project is to achieve a high-β regime. We investigate key physical …
the three goals of JT-60SA project is to achieve a high-β regime. We investigate key physical …
Finite-β turbulence in Wendelstein 7-X enhanced by sub-threshold kinetic ballooning modes
P Mulholland, MJ Pueschel, JHE Proll… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic fluctuations affecting turbulence and transport, which are manifest at finite
normalized plasma pressure β, pose a significant challenge to magnetic confinement fusion …
normalized plasma pressure β, pose a significant challenge to magnetic confinement fusion …
Signatures of an energetic charged body streaming in a plasma
A charged body moving in a plasma can excite a variety of linear and nonlinear waves in the
form of trailing wakes, fore-wake shocks, and precursor solitons. These structures can further …
form of trailing wakes, fore-wake shocks, and precursor solitons. These structures can further …