Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Interpolation for momentum conservation in 3D toroidal gyrokinetic particle simulation of plasmas

  • Jukka A. Heikkinen*
  • , T. Korpilo
  • , S.J. Janhunen
  • , T.P. Kiviniemi
  • , S. Leerink
  • , F. Ogando
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • VTT (former employee or external)
  • Aalto University
  • National University of Distance Education

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

Abstract

A linear momentum conserving interpolation for the electric field in a three-dimensional toroidal particle-in-cell gyrokinetic plasma simulation in a tokamak configuration is found unstable due to the false divergence of Ε X Β flow of particles. A paradigm 8-point finite difference for interpolation of the radial electric field on the poloidal plane is proposed which stabilizes the simulation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1719-1727
JournalComputer Physics Communications
Volume183
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This work was supported by the Academy of Finland (Grant No. 122435 and No. 134977), EFDA Topical Group Activities WP10-ITM-IMP4 "Transport Processes and Micro stability" and High Level Support Team , and by the supercomputing facilities of CSC, DEISA, and HPC-FF.

Keywords

  • Fusion plasma physics
  • gyrokinetic particle simulation
  • momentum conserving interpolation
  • stellarators

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Interpolation for momentum conservation in 3D toroidal gyrokinetic particle simulation of plasmas'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this