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Title: Plasma drift-kinetic equation calculations in three-dimensional magnetic geometries

Abstract

A new code to simulate three-dimensional plasmas in complex toroidal geometries is presented. It solves drift-kinetic equations for the one-particle distribution function f based on their projection onto a functional basis consisting of an arbitrary number of Legendre-Laguerre polynomials. In this paper, these theoretical aspects of the code are exposed together with their relation with the standard formalism. Comparisons with neoclassical theory for the large aspect ratio case and first calculations in the geometry of the TJ-II Heliac are also presented.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Instituto de Biocomputacion y Fisica de Sistemas Complejos, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza (Spain)
  2. Laboratorio Nacional de Fusion, CIEMAT, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21389112
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3454362; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ASPECT RATIO; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; LAGUERRE POLYNOMIALS; LEGENDRE POLYNOMIALS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NEOCLASSICAL TRANSPORT THEORY; PLASMA; PLASMA DRIFT; PLASMA SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TJ-II HELIAC; CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT THEORY; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; FLUID MECHANICS; FUNCTIONS; HELIAC STELLARATORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS; POLYNOMIALS; SIMULATION; STELLARATORS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TRANSPORT THEORY

Citation Formats

Reynolds, J M, and Lopez-Bruna, D. Plasma drift-kinetic equation calculations in three-dimensional magnetic geometries. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1063/1.3454362.
Reynolds, J M, & Lopez-Bruna, D. Plasma drift-kinetic equation calculations in three-dimensional magnetic geometries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3454362
Reynolds, J M, and Lopez-Bruna, D. 2010. "Plasma drift-kinetic equation calculations in three-dimensional magnetic geometries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3454362.
@article{osti_21389112,
title = {Plasma drift-kinetic equation calculations in three-dimensional magnetic geometries},
author = {Reynolds, J M and Lopez-Bruna, D},
abstractNote = {A new code to simulate three-dimensional plasmas in complex toroidal geometries is presented. It solves drift-kinetic equations for the one-particle distribution function f based on their projection onto a functional basis consisting of an arbitrary number of Legendre-Laguerre polynomials. In this paper, these theoretical aspects of the code are exposed together with their relation with the standard formalism. Comparisons with neoclassical theory for the large aspect ratio case and first calculations in the geometry of the TJ-II Heliac are also presented.},
doi = {10.1063/1.3454362},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21389112}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 7,
volume = 17,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Thu Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}