Abstract
A full f nonlinear 5D gyrokinetic electrostatic particle‐in‐cell code ELMFIRE using an implicit direct solution method for ion polarization drift and electron parallel velocity response to electric field and its validation are described. The developed code is applied for transport analysis in a tokamak plasma at steep pressure gradient. The role of turbulence and neoclassical equilibrium in determining the flux surface averaged radial electric field component are investigated, as well as the role of the latter in affecting the saturation level of the turbulence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 490-495 |
| Journal | Contributions to Plasma Physics |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 7-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- kinetic
- plasma
- simulation
- turbulence
