Gyrokinetic simulation study of magnetic island effects on neoclassical physics and micro-instabilities in a realistic KSTAR plasma

Kwon, Jae-Min; Ku, S.; Choi, M. J.; Chang, C. S.; Hager, R.; Yoon, E. S.; Lee, H. H.; Kim, H. S.

doi:10.1063/1.5027622

Title: Gyrokinetic simulation study of magnetic island effects on neoclassical physics and micro-instabilities in a realistic KSTAR plasma

Journal Article · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5027622· OSTI ID:1438032

Kwon, Jae-Min ^[1]; Ku, S. ^[2];

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^[2]; Yoon, E. S. ^[4]; Lee, H. H. ^[3]; Kim, H. S. ^[3]

National Fusion Research Inst. (NFRI), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
National Fusion Research Inst. (NFRI), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States)

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); Simmetrix Inc., Clifton Park, NY (United States)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0013919; AC02-09CH11466; NFRI-EN1841-4; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1438032

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1436912; OSTI ID: 1459559

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Issue 5; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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