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Title: Verification of particle simulation of radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas

Abstract

Radio frequency (RF) waves can provide heating, current and flow drive, as well as instability control for steady state operations of fusion experiments. A particle simulation model has been developed in this work to provide a first-principles tool for studying the RF nonlinear interactions with plasmas. In this model, ions are considered as fully kinetic particles using the Vlasov equation and electrons are treated as guiding centers using the drift kinetic equation. This model has been implemented in a global gyrokinetic toroidal code using real electron-to-ion mass ratio. To verify the model, linear simulations of ion plasma oscillation, ion Bernstein wave, and lower hybrid wave are carried out in cylindrical geometry and found to agree well with analytic predictions.

Authors:
;  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697 (United States)
  2. Tri Alpha Energy, Inc., Post Office Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, California 92688 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22218538
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 20; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; BERNSTEIN MODE; BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION; ELECTRONS; IONS; KINETIC EQUATIONS; LOWER HYBRID CURRENT DRIVE; LOWER HYBRID HEATING; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PLASMA DRIFT; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA SIMULATION; PLASMA WAVES; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; TOKAMAK DEVICES

Citation Formats

Kuley, Animesh, Lin, Z., Fusion Simulation Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, Wang, Z. X., and Wessel, F. Verification of particle simulation of radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4826507.
Kuley, Animesh, Lin, Z., Fusion Simulation Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, Wang, Z. X., & Wessel, F. Verification of particle simulation of radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4826507
Kuley, Animesh, Lin, Z., Fusion Simulation Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, Wang, Z. X., and Wessel, F. 2013. "Verification of particle simulation of radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4826507.
@article{osti_22218538,
title = {Verification of particle simulation of radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas},
author = {Kuley, Animesh and Lin, Z. and Fusion Simulation Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871 and Wang, Z. X. and Wessel, F.},
abstractNote = {Radio frequency (RF) waves can provide heating, current and flow drive, as well as instability control for steady state operations of fusion experiments. A particle simulation model has been developed in this work to provide a first-principles tool for studying the RF nonlinear interactions with plasmas. In this model, ions are considered as fully kinetic particles using the Vlasov equation and electrons are treated as guiding centers using the drift kinetic equation. This model has been implemented in a global gyrokinetic toroidal code using real electron-to-ion mass ratio. To verify the model, linear simulations of ion plasma oscillation, ion Bernstein wave, and lower hybrid wave are carried out in cylindrical geometry and found to agree well with analytic predictions.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4826507},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22218538}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 10,
volume = 20,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}

Works referencing / citing this record:

Kinetic particle simulations in a global toroidal geometry
journal, August 2019