Nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations of reversed shear Alfven eigenmodes in DIII-D tokamak

P Liu, X Wei, Z Lin, G Brochard, GJ Choi… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - Springer
Global gyrokinetic simulations of reversed shear Alfven eigenmodes (RSAE) excited by
energetic particles (EP) in the DIII-D discharge# 159,243 find that self-generated zonal flows …

Stability optimization of energetic particle driven modes in nuclear fusion devices: the FAR3d gyro-fluid code

J Varela, D Spong, L Garcia, Y Ghai, J Ortiz… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The development of reduced models provide efficient methods that can be used to perform
short term experimental data analysis or narrow down the parametric range of more …

ATEP: an advanced transport model for energetic particles

P Lauber, M Falessi, G Meng… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper we report on the implementation and verification of a phase-space resolved
energetic particle (EP) transport model. It is based on a first-principle theoretical framework …

Saturation of fishbone instability by self-generated zonal flows in tokamak plasmas

G Brochard, C Liu, X Wei, W Heidbrink, Z Lin… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Gyrokinetic simulations of the fishbone instability in DIII-D tokamak plasmas find that self-
generated zonal flows can dominate the nonlinear saturation by preventing coherent …

MAS: A versatile Landau-fluid eigenvalue code for plasma stability analysis in general geometry

J Bao, WL Zhang, D Li, Z Lin, G Dong, C Liu… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We have developed a new global eigenvalue code, multiscale analysis for plasma stabilities
(MAS), for studying plasma problems with wave toroidal mode number (n) and frequency (ω) …

Deep learning based surrogate models for first-principles global simulations of fusion plasmas

G Dong, X Wei, J Bao, G Brochard, Z Lin… - Nuclear Fusion, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The accurate identification and control of plasma instabilities is important for successful
fusion experiments. First-principle simulations that can provide physics-based instability …

Cross-scale interaction between microturbulence and meso-scale reversed shear Alfvén eigenmodes in DIII-D plasmas

P Liu, X Wei, Z Lin, WW Heidbrink, G Brochard… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports global nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations that couple meso-scale reversed
shear Alfvén eigenmodes (RSAEs) driven by energetic particles (EPs) and ion temperature …

Reconstruction of tokamak plasma safety factor profile using deep learning

X Wei, S Sun, W Tang, Z Lin, H Du, G Dong - Nuclear Fusion, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The motional Stark effect (MSE) diagnostic has been a standard measurement for the
magnetic field line pitch angle in tokamaks that are equipped with neutral beams. However …

Key feature identification of internal kink mode using machine learning

H Ning, S Lou, J Wu, T Zhou - Frontiers in Physics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The internal kink mode is one of the crucial factors affecting the stability of magnetically
confined fusion devices. This paper explores the key features influencing the growth rate of …

[HTML][HTML] Large-database cross-verification and validation of tokamak transport models using baselines for comparison

J Abbate, E Fable, B Grierson, A Pankin, G Tardini… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
State-of-the-art 1D transport solvers ASTRA and TRANSP are verified, then validated across
a large database of semi-randomly selected, time-dependent DIII-D discharges. Various …