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An iterative approach to an arbitrarily short-wavelength solver in global gyrokinetic simulations

Part of: Focus on Fusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2019

Alexey Mishchenko Open the ORCID record for Alexey Mishchenko [Opens in a new window] ,
Roman Hatzky ,
Eric Sonnendrücker ,
Ralf Kleiber  and
Axel Könies
Alexey Mishchenko*
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, D-17491 Greifswald, Germany
Roman Hatzky
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, D-85748 Garching, Germany
Eric Sonnendrücker
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, D-85748 Garching, Germany
Ralf Kleiber
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, D-17491 Greifswald, Germany
Axel Könies
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, D-17491 Greifswald, Germany
*
†Email address for correspondence: alexey.mishchenko@ipp.mpg.de
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Abstract

An iterative formulation of an arbitrarily short-wavelength solver for global gyrokinetic simulations is suggested. The solver is verified against solutions of the dispersion relation. It can be used to treat the nonlinear polarisation density which is important at the plasma edge. In the linear case, the solver is shown to be computationally efficient.

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plasma simulation

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 85 , Issue 1 , February 2019 , 905850116
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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