Finite element approach to global gyrokinetic particle-in-cell simulations using magnetic coordinates

DOI10.1016/S0010-4655(98)00023-XzbMath0944.76035OpenAlexW2014456307MaRDI QIDQ1299690

J. Vaclavik, T. M. Tran, G. de Ridder, K. Appert, O. Sauter, M. Fivaz, S. Brunner, Laurent Villard

Publication date: 2 November 1999

Published in: Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0010-4655(98)00023-x

zbMATH Keywords

particle-in-cell methodnumerical convergencemagnetic coordinatesmassively parallel computertoroidal geometryMHD equilibriafully-global linear gyrokinetic simulation code GYGLESion-temperature-gradient modesmicroinstabilitiespoloidal mode

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M10) Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05)

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Uses Software

• CHEASE
• XTOR
• ERATO

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