Kinetic Simulations of the PFRC-2 Using the VPIC Code

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Demir M. Ş., Cohen S. A.

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES, İstanbul, Türkiye, 22 - 25 Aralık 2021, ss.1029, (Özet Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: İstanbul
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1029
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study concerns our recent attempts to simulate the Princeton Field-Reversed Configuration-2 (PFRC-2) heating and confinement system. The goal is to perform full-scale 3D kinetic simulations of the PFRC-2 device and investigate energy and particle flow in highβ plasmas. To model the RMF antenna, flux conservers, and mirror coils of the PFRC-2, threedimensional kinetic simulations are performed using the VPIC particle in cell code[1]. By using appropriate length and time scales the current of each coil is defined over the relevant cells. Thus, the electric and magnetic fields induced by each coil are calculated self consistently. Finally, a fully ionized collisionless hydrogen plasma case is studied and simulation results are discussed. [1]. K.J. Bowers, B.J. Albright, B. Bergen and T.J.T. Kwan, Ultrahigh performance threedimensional electromagnetic relativistic kinetic plasma simulation, Phys. Plasmas 15, 055703 (2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2840133 Keywords— Plasma simulation; Field reversed configuration; Fusion; Particle in cell. This work was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (Award 2219 – International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programme 2018/1-1059B191800069)