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Title: Verification of nonlinear particle simulation of radio frequency waves in tokamak

Abstract

Nonlinear simulation model for radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas has been developed and verified using fully kinetic ion and drift kinetic electron. Ion cyclotron motion in the toroidal geometry is implemented using Boris push in the Boozer coordinates. Linear dispersion relation and nonlinear particle trapping are verified for the lower hybrid wave and ion Bernstein wave (IBW). Parametric decay instability is observed where a large amplitude pump wave decays into an IBW sideband and an ion cyclotron quasimode (ICQM). The ICQM induces an ion perpendicular heating, with a heating rate proportional to the pump wave intensity.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6]
  1. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  2. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Peking Univ., Beijing (China). Fusion Simulation Center
  3. Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China). Inst. for Fusion Theory and Simulation
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Inst. of Physics
  5. Xiamen Univ., Xiamen (China). Dept. of Physics, Inst. of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
  6. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1565465
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1224338
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725; S013849F; FG02-07ER54916
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 10; 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; Physics

Citation Formats

Kuley, A., Lin, Z., Bao, J., Wei, X. S., Xiao, Y., Zhang, W., Sun, G. Y., and Fisch, N. J. Verification of nonlinear particle simulation of radio frequency waves in tokamak. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4934606.
Kuley, A., Lin, Z., Bao, J., Wei, X. S., Xiao, Y., Zhang, W., Sun, G. Y., & Fisch, N. J. Verification of nonlinear particle simulation of radio frequency waves in tokamak. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4934606
Kuley, A., Lin, Z., Bao, J., Wei, X. S., Xiao, Y., Zhang, W., Sun, G. Y., and Fisch, N. J. Tue . "Verification of nonlinear particle simulation of radio frequency waves in tokamak". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4934606. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1565465.
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title = {Verification of nonlinear particle simulation of radio frequency waves in tokamak},
author = {Kuley, A. and Lin, Z. and Bao, J. and Wei, X. S. and Xiao, Y. and Zhang, W. and Sun, G. Y. and Fisch, N. J.},
abstractNote = {Nonlinear simulation model for radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas has been developed and verified using fully kinetic ion and drift kinetic electron. Ion cyclotron motion in the toroidal geometry is implemented using Boris push in the Boozer coordinates. Linear dispersion relation and nonlinear particle trapping are verified for the lower hybrid wave and ion Bernstein wave (IBW). Parametric decay instability is observed where a large amplitude pump wave decays into an IBW sideband and an ion cyclotron quasimode (ICQM). The ICQM induces an ion perpendicular heating, with a heating rate proportional to the pump wave intensity.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4934606},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 10,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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