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Title: Energy Conservation Tests of a Coupled Kinetic-kinetic Plasma-neutral Transport Code

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1056658· OSTI ID:1056658

A Monte Carlo neutral transport routine, based on DEGAS2, has been coupled to the guiding center ion-electron-neutral neoclassical PIC code XGC0 to provide a realistic treatment of neutral atoms and molecules in the tokamak edge plasma. The DEGAS2 routine allows detailed atomic physics and plasma-material interaction processes to be incorporated into these simulations. The spatial pro le of the neutral particle source used in the DEGAS2 routine is determined from the uxes of XGC0 ions to the material surfaces. The kinetic-kinetic plasma-neutral transport capability is demonstrated with example pedestal fueling simulations.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-ACO2-09CH11466
OSTI ID:
1056658
Report Number(s):
PPPL-4803
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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