Comparative collisionless alpha particle confinement in stellarator reactors with the XGC gyrokinetic code.
In: Physics of Plasmas, Jg. 26 (2019-03-01), Heft 3, S. N.PAG- (6S.)
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Whole volume simulations of stellarators are necessary to address a number of important physics and engineering issues, including turbulent transport prediction and optimising divertor operation. In this work, advances in the development of a whole volume stellarator capability for the global gyrokinetic particle-in-cell code XGC are detailed. A 3D interpolation of the equilibrium magnetic field to the last close flux surface, calculated using the VMEC ideal magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium code, has been implemented. Orbit tracing with the XGC code is verified for the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator by comparison with the BEAMS3D and EUTERPE codes. The XGC stellarator version has then been used to consider collisionless alpha particle confinement in representative quasi-isodynamic and quasi-axisymmetric designs. It has been shown that, at least without further optimisation for energetic particle confinement, the Wendelstein 7-X-like quasi-isodynamic reactor design exhibits better alpha particle confinement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Comparative collisionless alpha particle confinement in stellarator reactors with the XGC gyrokinetic code.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Cole, M. D. J. ; Hager, R. ; Moritaka, T. ; Lazerson, S. ; Kleiber, R. ; Ku, S. ; Chang, C. S. |
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Zeitschrift: | Physics of Plasmas, Jg. 26 (2019-03-01), Heft 3, S. N.PAG- (6S.) |
Veröffentlichung: | 2019 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1070-664X (print) |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.5085349 |
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