Effects of nitrogen seeding in a tokamak plasma

S Raj, N Bisai, V Shankar, A Sen - Physics of Plasmas, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The effects of nitrogen gas seeding in the edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) regions of a
tokamak plasma are studied through 2D fluid simulations using the BOUT++ code. Proper …

[HTML][HTML] A reduced model of neutral-plasma interactions in the edge and scrape-off-layer: Verification comparisons with kinetic Monte Carlo simulations

DA Russell, JR Myra, DP Stotler - Physics of Plasmas, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The 2D scrape-off-layer turbulence code (SOLT) is extended to include neutral-plasma
interactions. A Boltzmann equation is derived for the evolution of the bi-normally averaged …

Effect of neutrals on the anomalous edge plasma transport

Y Zhang, SI Krasheninnikov - Plasma Physics and Controlled …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The impact of neutrals on the anomalous edge plasma transport is examined in detail within
the resistive drift wave (RDW) turbulence and zonal flow (ZF) system. It is shown that the …

Edge turbulence in ISTTOK: a multi-code fluid validation

BD Dudson, WA Gracias, R Jorge… - Plasma Physics and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Fluid models used to study the edge plasma region need to be benchmarked against similar
conditions given that models can strongly differ in complexity and therefore the results they …

Dynamics of neon ions after neon gas seeding into tokamak plasma

N Bisai, MB Chowdhuri, S Banerjee, H Raj… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Two dimensional interchange turbulence has been used to describe neon gas interaction
with tokamak plasma, and is able to include anomalous transport effects self-consistently in …

Impact of electromagnetic effects on macroscopic dynamics of blobs in hot low-β edge plasma of fusion devices

AA Stepanenko - Physics of Plasmas, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The impact of electromagnetic effects on macroscopic dynamics of blobs in hot low-β (⁠ β<
me/mi⁠) edge plasma of fusion devices is analyzed. The physical model governing filament …

Neutral impact on anomalous edge plasma transport and its correlation with divertor plasma detachment

Y Zhang, SI Krasheninnikov, R Masline… - Nuclear …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The impact of neutrals on anomalous edge plasma transport and zonal flow (ZF) is
considered. As an example, it is assumed that edge plasma turbulence is driven by the …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced-model scrape-off layer turbulence (nSOLT) simulations comparing three fueling scenarios

DA Russell, JR Myra, F Militello, D Moulton - Physics of Plasmas, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The 2D scrape-off-layer turbulence code (nSOLT) includes 1D Boltzmann neutral–plasma
interactions, a model of divertor recycling (introduced here), and a fixed source of plasma …

MHD-blob correlations in NSTX

SJ Zweben, ED Fredrickson, JR Myra, M Podesta… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This paper describes a study of the cross-correlations between edge fluctuations as seen in
the gas puff imaging (GPI) diagnostic and low frequency coherent magnetic fluctuations …

Effect of electromagnetic wave reflection from conducting surfaces on blob dynamics in the tokamak scrape-off layer

AA Stepanenko - Physics of Plasmas, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Electromagnetic dynamics of blobs in hot scrape-off-layer plasmas of the tokamak are
affected by excitation of the Alfvén waves and their subsequent propagation to the machine …