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Title: A verification of the gyrokinetic microstability codes GEM, GYRO, and GS2

Abstract

A previous publication [R. V. Bravenec et al., Phys. Plasmas 18, 122505 (2011)] presented favorable comparisons of linear frequencies and nonlinear fluxes from the Eulerian gyrokinetic codes gyro[J. Candy and R. E. Waltz, J. Comput. Phys. 186, 545 (2003)] and gs2[W. Dorland et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 5579 (2000)]. The motivation was to verify the codes, i.e., demonstrate that they correctly solve the gyrokinetic-Maxwell equations. The premise was that it is highly unlikely for both codes to yield the same incorrect results. In this work, we add the Lagrangian particle-in-cell code gem[Y. Chen and S. Parker, J. Comput. Phys. 220, 839 (2007)] to the comparisons, not simply to add another code, but also to demonstrate that the codes' algorithms do not matter. We find good agreement of gem with gyro and gs2 for the plasma conditions considered earlier, thus establishing confidence that the codes are verified and that ongoing validation efforts for these plasma parameters are warranted.

Authors:
 [1]; ; ;  [2];  [3]
  1. Fourth State Research, 503 Lockhart Dr., Austin, Texas 78704-4335 (United States)
  2. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 (United States)
  3. General Atomics, P.O. Box 85608, San Diego, California 92186-5608 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22218587
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; ALGORITHMS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PLASMA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA SIMULATION; VALIDATION

Citation Formats

Bravenec, R. V., Chen, Y., Wan, W., Parker, S., and Candy, J. A verification of the gyrokinetic microstability codes GEM, GYRO, and GS2. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4826511.
Bravenec, R. V., Chen, Y., Wan, W., Parker, S., & Candy, J. A verification of the gyrokinetic microstability codes GEM, GYRO, and GS2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4826511
Bravenec, R. V., Chen, Y., Wan, W., Parker, S., and Candy, J. 2013. "A verification of the gyrokinetic microstability codes GEM, GYRO, and GS2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4826511.
@article{osti_22218587,
title = {A verification of the gyrokinetic microstability codes GEM, GYRO, and GS2},
author = {Bravenec, R. V. and Chen, Y. and Wan, W. and Parker, S. and Candy, J.},
abstractNote = {A previous publication [R. V. Bravenec et al., Phys. Plasmas 18, 122505 (2011)] presented favorable comparisons of linear frequencies and nonlinear fluxes from the Eulerian gyrokinetic codes gyro[J. Candy and R. E. Waltz, J. Comput. Phys. 186, 545 (2003)] and gs2[W. Dorland et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 5579 (2000)]. The motivation was to verify the codes, i.e., demonstrate that they correctly solve the gyrokinetic-Maxwell equations. The premise was that it is highly unlikely for both codes to yield the same incorrect results. In this work, we add the Lagrangian particle-in-cell code gem[Y. Chen and S. Parker, J. Comput. Phys. 220, 839 (2007)] to the comparisons, not simply to add another code, but also to demonstrate that the codes' algorithms do not matter. We find good agreement of gem with gyro and gs2 for the plasma conditions considered earlier, thus establishing confidence that the codes are verified and that ongoing validation efforts for these plasma parameters are warranted.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4826511},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22218587}, 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}
}