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Quasilinear gyrokinetic theory: a derivation of QuaLiKiz

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Abstract

In order to predict and analyse turbulent transport in tokamaks, it is important to model transport that arises from microinstabilities. For this task, quasilinear codes have been developed that seek to calculate particle, angular momentum and heat fluxes, both quickly and accurately. In this tutorial, we present a derivation of one such code known as QuaLiKiz, a quasilinear gyrokinetic transport code. The goal of this derivation is to provide a self-contained and complete description of the underlying physics and mathematics of QuaLiKiz from first principles. This work serves both as a comprehensive overview of QuaLiKiz specifically as well as an illustration for deriving quasilinear models in general.

Year of Publication
2021
Journal
Journal of Plasma Physics
Volume
87
Issue
4
Number of Pages
905870409
Date Published
08/2021
URL
https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.10569
DOI
10.1017/S0022377821000763
PId
b7f7eb3ce1224c0bfa590c4fa387e48c
Alternate Journal
J. Plasma Phys.
Label
OA
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