Full-f gyrokinetic particle simulation of centrally heated global ITG turbulence from magnetic axis to edge pedestal top in a realistic tokamak geometry

Ku, S.; Chang, C. S.; Diamond, P. H.

doi:10.1088/0029-5515/49/11/115021

Title: Full-f gyrokinetic particle simulation of centrally heated global ITG turbulence from magnetic axis to edge pedestal top in a realistic tokamak geometry

Journal Article · Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Nuclear Fusion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/49/11/115021· OSTI ID:1564702

Ku, S.; Chang, C. S.; Diamond, P. H.

Global electrostatic ITG turbulence physics, together with background dynamics, has been simulated in a realistic tokamak core geometry using XGC1, a full-function 5D gyrokinetic particle code. An adiabatic electron model has been used. Some verification exercises of XGC1 have been presented. The simulation volume extends from the magnetic axis to the pedestal top inside the magnetic separatrix. Central heating is applied, and a number, momentum and energy conserving linearized Monte Carlo Coulomb collision is used. In the turbulent region, the ion temperature gradient profile self-organizes globally around R/LT = (Rd logT/dr = major radius on the magnetic axis/temperature gradient length) sime6.5–7, which is somewhat above the conventional nonlinear criticality of sime6. The self-organized ion temperature gradient profile is approximately stiff against variation of heat source magnitude. Results indicate that the relaxation to a self-organized state proceeds in two phases, namely, a transient phase of excessively bursty transport followed by a 1/f avalanching phase. The bursty types of behaviour are allowed by the quasi-periodic collapse of local E × B shearing barriers.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI ID:: 1564702

Journal Information:: Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 49, Issue 11; ISSN 0029-5515

Publisher:: IOP Science

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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