Kinetic Electron Closures for Electromagnetic Simulation of Drift and Shear-Alfven Waves (II)
Abstract
An electromagnetic hybrid scheme (fluid electrons and gyrokinetic ions) is elaborated in example calculations and extended to toroidal geometry. The scheme includes a kinetic electron closure valid for {beta}{sub e} > m{sub e}/m{sub i} ({beta}{sub e} is the ratio of the plasma electron pressure to the magnetic field energy density). The new scheme incorporates partially linearized ({delta}f) drift-kinetic electrons whose pressure and number density moments are used to close the fluid momentum equation for the electron fluid (Ohm's law). The test cases used are small-amplitude kinetic shear-Alfven waves with electron Landau damping, the ion-temperature-gradient instability, and the collisionless drift instability (universal mode) in an unsheared slab as a function of the plasma {beta}{sub e}. Attention is given to resolution and convergence issues in simulations of turbulent steady states.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 15006149
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-142446-REV-1
Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X; TRN: US0400437
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 5; Conference: 43rd Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, Long Beach, CA (US), 10/29/2001--11/02/2001; Other Information: PBD: 11 Oct 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; CLOSURES; CONVERGENCE; DRIFT INSTABILITY; ELECTRONS; GEOMETRY; INSTABILITY; KINETICS; LANDAU DAMPING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHYSICS; PLASMA; RESOLUTION; SIMULATION
Citation Formats
Cohen, B I, Dimits, A M, Nevins, W M, Chen, Y, and Parker, S. Kinetic Electron Closures for Electromagnetic Simulation of Drift and Shear-Alfven Waves (II). United States: N. p., 2001.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.1454999.
Cohen, B I, Dimits, A M, Nevins, W M, Chen, Y, & Parker, S. Kinetic Electron Closures for Electromagnetic Simulation of Drift and Shear-Alfven Waves (II). United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1454999
Cohen, B I, Dimits, A M, Nevins, W M, Chen, Y, and Parker, S. 2001.
"Kinetic Electron Closures for Electromagnetic Simulation of Drift and Shear-Alfven Waves (II)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1454999. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15006149.
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abstractNote = {An electromagnetic hybrid scheme (fluid electrons and gyrokinetic ions) is elaborated in example calculations and extended to toroidal geometry. The scheme includes a kinetic electron closure valid for {beta}{sub e} > m{sub e}/m{sub i} ({beta}{sub e} is the ratio of the plasma electron pressure to the magnetic field energy density). The new scheme incorporates partially linearized ({delta}f) drift-kinetic electrons whose pressure and number density moments are used to close the fluid momentum equation for the electron fluid (Ohm's law). The test cases used are small-amplitude kinetic shear-Alfven waves with electron Landau damping, the ion-temperature-gradient instability, and the collisionless drift instability (universal mode) in an unsheared slab as a function of the plasma {beta}{sub e}. Attention is given to resolution and convergence issues in simulations of turbulent steady states.},
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