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Global and local gyrokinetic simulations of high-performance discharges in view of ITER

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One of the key challenges for plasma theory and simulation in view of ITER is to enhance the understanding and predictive capability concerning high-performance discharges. This involves, in particular, questions about high- β operation, ion temperature profile stiffness, and the physics of transport barriers. The goal of this contribution is to shed light on these issues by means of physically comprehensive ab initio simulations with the global gyrokinetic code GENE, applied to discharges in TCV, ASDEX Upgrade, and JET—with direct relevance to ITER.

Year of Publication
2013
Journal
Nuclear Fusion
Volume
53
Number
7
Number of Pages
073003
DOI
10.1088/0029-5515/53/7/073003
PId
b0a2b4afe7068d0bbd3b37e5f2c39afe
Alternate Journal
Nucl. Fusion
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OA
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