DocumentCode
2655114
Title
Visualizing DIII-D Tokamak magnetic field lines
Author
Schussman, Greg ; Ma, Kwan-Liu ; Schissel, David ; Evans, Todd
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
fYear
2000
fDate
13-13 Oct. 2000
Firstpage
501
Lastpage
504
Abstract
We demonstrate the use of a combination of perceptually effective techniques for visualizing magnetic field data from the DIII-D Tokamak. These techniques can be implemented to run very efficiently on machines with hardware support for OpenGL. Interactive speeds facilitate clear communication of magnetic field structure, enhancing fusion scientists´ understanding of their data, and thereby accelerating their research.
Keywords
data visualisation; physics computing; plasma toroidal confinement; DIII-D Tokamak magnetic field line visualization; Interactive speeds; OpenGL; hardware support; Data analysis; Data visualization; Hardware; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic fields; Physics; Plasma confinement; Plasma sources; Tokamaks; Toroidal magnetic fields;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Visualization 2000. Proceedings
Conference_Location
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6478-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VISUAL.2000.885742
Filename
885742
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