AWECS: A Linear Gyrokinetic Delta-f Particle-in-Cell Simulation Code for the Study of Alfvenic Instabilities in High-Beta Tokamak Plasmas

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dc.creatorBierwage, Andreas
dc.creatorChen, Liu
dc.date2008-01-02
dc.date2008-06-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:46:46Z
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dc.descriptionA 1-D linear gyrokinetic code called AWECS is developed to study the kinetic excitation of Alfvenic instabilities in a high-beta tokamak plasma, with beta being the ratio of thermal to magnetic pressure. It is designed to describe physics associated with a broad range of frequencies and wavelengths. For example, AWECS is capable of simulating kinetic ballooning modes, Alfvenic ion-temperature-gradient-driven modes, as well as Alfven instabilities due to energetic particles. In addition, AWECS may be used to study drift-Alfven instabilities in the low-beta regime. Here, the layout of the code and the numerical methods used are described. AWECS is benchmarked against other codes and a convergence study is carried out.
dc.description30 pages, 12 figures, includes erratum
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0801.0429
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0801.0429
dc.identifierCommun. Comput. Phys. 4 (2008) 457
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/163645
dc.subjectPlasma Physics
dc.titleAWECS: A Linear Gyrokinetic Delta-f Particle-in-Cell Simulation Code for the Study of Alfvenic Instabilities in High-Beta Tokamak Plasmas
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