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Neoclassical physics in full distribution function gyrokinetics

  • G. Dif-Pradalier
  • , P. H. Diamond
  • , V. Grandgirard
  • , Y. Sarazin
  • , J. Abiteboul
  • , X. Garbet
  • , Ph Ghendrih
  • , G. Latu
  • , A. Strugarek
  • , S. Ku
  • , C. S. Chang

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Abstract

Treatment of binary Coulomb collisions when the full gyrokinetic distribution function is evolved is discussed here. A spectrum of different collision operators is presented, differing through both the physics that can be addressed and the numerics they are based on. Eulerian-like (semi-Lagrangian) and particle in cell (PIC) (Monte-Carlo) schemes are successfully cross-compared, and a detailed confrontation to neoclassical theory is shown.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number062309
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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