A reduced model of neutral-plasma interactions in the edge and scrape-off-layer: Verification comparisons with kinetic Monte Carlo simulations

Russell, D. A.; Myra, J. R.; Stotler, D. P.

doi:10.1063/1.5081670

Title: A reduced model of neutral-plasma interactions in the edge and scrape-off-layer: Verification comparisons with kinetic Monte Carlo simulations

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Lodestar Research Corporation, Boulder, CO (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2019

Research Org.:: Lodestar Research Corp., Boulder, CO (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1497410

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1498792

Report Number(s):: LRC-18-176
Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-97ER54392; AC02-09CH11466

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physics of Plasmas

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 26; Journal Issue: 2; Related Information: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1342773; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; tokamak; neutrals; kinetic; simulation; verification

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                    Russell, D. A., Myra, J. R., and Stotler, D. P. A reduced model of neutral-plasma interactions in the edge and scrape-off-layer: Verification comparisons with kinetic Monte Carlo simulations.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Russell, D. A., Myra, J. R., & Stotler, D. P. A reduced model of neutral-plasma interactions in the edge and scrape-off-layer: Verification comparisons with kinetic Monte Carlo simulations.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5081670

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"A reduced model of neutral-plasma interactions in the edge and scrape-off-layer: Verification comparisons with kinetic Monte Carlo simulations".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5081670.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1497410.

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  title        = {A reduced model of neutral-plasma interactions in the edge and scrape-off-layer: Verification comparisons with kinetic Monte Carlo simulations},

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A first-principles self-consistent model of plasma turbulence and kinetic neutral dynamics in the tokamak scrape-off layer
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