Relevance of the parallel nonlinearity in gyrokinetic simulations of tokamak plasmas
- General Atomics, San Diego, California 92121 (United States)
The influence of the parallel nonlinearity on transport in gyrokinetic simulations is assessed for values of {rho}{sub *} which are typical of current experiments. Here, {rho}{sub *}={rho}{sub s}/a is the ratio of gyroradius, {rho}{sub s}, to plasma minor radius, a. The conclusion, derived from simulations with both GYRO [J. Candy and R. E. Waltz, J. Comput. Phys., 186, 585 (2003)] and GEM [Y. Chen and S. E. Parker J. Comput. Phys., 189, 463 (2003)] is that no measurable effect of the parallel nonlinearity is apparent for {rho}{sub *}<0.012. This result is consistent with scaling arguments, which suggest that the parallel nonlinearity should be O({rho}{sub *}) smaller than the ExB nonlinearity. Indeed, for the plasma parameters under consideration, the magnitude of the parallel nonlinearity is a factor of 8{rho}{sub *} smaller (for 0.000 75<{rho}{sub *}<0.012) than the other retained terms in the nonlinear gyrokinetic equation.
- OSTI ID:
- 20860154
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 13, Issue 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2220536; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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