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Particle Simulation of Neoclassical Transport in the Plasma Edge
Author(s) -
Chang C. S.,
Ku S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.200610036
Subject(s) - plasma , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , physics , particle (ecology) , particle in cell , toroid , computer simulation , statistical physics , point (geometry) , mechanics , computer science , nuclear physics , geometry , mathematics , telecommunications , oceanography , geology
Particle‐in‐cell is a popular technique for a global five dimensional numerical simulation of the neoclassical plasma phenomena in a toroidal plasma. In this paper, we briefly review the physical and mathematical aspects of the modern neoclassical particle simulation methodology for a plasma edge simulation and present representative results recently obtained from XGC (X‐point included Guiding Center) code. The strength and weakness in the modern neoclassical particle simulation techniques will also be discussed. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)