Padé approximation of the adiabatic electron contribution to the gyrokinetic quasi-neutrality equation in the ORB5 code

E. Lanti, J. Dominski, S. Brunner, B. F. McMillan, L. Villard

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Abstract

This work aims at completing the implementation of a solver for the quasineutrality equation using a Padé approximation in the global gyrokinetic code ORB5. Initially [Dominski, Ph.D. thesis, 2016], the Pade approximation was only implemented for the kinetic electron model. To enable runs with adiabatic or hybrid electron models while using a Pade approximation to the polarization response, the adiabatic response term of the quasi-neutrality equation must be consistently modified. It is shown that the Pade solver is in good agreement with the arbitrary wavelength solver of ORB5 [Dominski, Ph.D. thesis, 2016]. To perform this verification, the linear dispersion relation of an ITG-TEM transition is computed for both solvers and the linear growth rates and frequencies are compared.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number012006
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume775
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 5 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventJoint Varenna-Lausanne International Workshop on the Theory of Fusion Plasmas 2016 - Varenna, Italy
Duration: Aug 29 2016Sep 2 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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