Visualization of plasma turbulence

Author

Parker, S.E. ; Samtaney, Ravi

Author_Institution

Plasma Phys. Lab., Princeton Univ., NJ

Volume

15

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

3/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

10

Abstract

We have developed a three-dimensional toroidal gyrokinetic particle simulation to study tokamak turbulence. The gyrokinetic equations are a reduced set derived from the Vlasov-Maxwell equations by phase averaging over the ion gyromotion and keeping only the time and space scales relevant for describing tokamak plasmas. These large-scale simulations in complex geometry can produce gigabytes of data consisting of large 3D arrays evolving in time. Visualization plays a critical role in going from the raw nonlinear solution of these complex equations to a simplified theoretical model explaining the essential underlying physics

Keywords

Maxwell equations; Vlasov equation; data visualisation; digital simulation; physics computing; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; plasma turbulence; Vlasov-Maxwell equations; complex equations; complex geometry; gyrokinetic equations; ion gyromotion; large 3D arrays; large-scale simulations; phase averaging; physics; plasma turbulence visualisation; three dimensional arrays; three-dimensional toroidal gyrokinetic particle simulation; tokamak plasmas; tokamak turbulence; Computational modeling; Data visualization; Fluctuations; Magnetic confinement; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear equations; Plasma confinement; Plasma devices; Plasma measurements; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.364995

Filename

364995