Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Journal articles
  4. Moment approach of the multi-species non-linear Coulomb collision operator adapted to particle-in-cell codes
 
research article

Moment approach of the multi-species non-linear Coulomb collision operator adapted to particle-in-cell codes

Donnel, P.
•
Gheller, C.
•
Brunner, S.  
Show more
February 1, 2021
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion

In this article an approximated version of the multi-species, non-linear Coulomb collision operator is derived via the use of a truncated moment expansion of the distribution function to compute the Rosenbluth potentials. The evolution of the distribution function due to the collision operator takes the form of a Fokker-Planck equation that can be efficiently solved by a Langevin approach in the particle-in-cell (PIC) framework. This kinetic collision operator is then implemented in the global gyrokinetic PIC code ORB5 while neglecting finite Larmor effects. This collision operator ensures exact conservation of density, total momentum and energy as expected. The neoclassical physics is also successfully retrieved by the code. Numerical aspects such as the noise control and the parallelisation of the code are presented in detail.

  • Files
  • Details
  • Metrics
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name

Non_linear_collision_operator_final.pdf

Type

N/a

Access type

openaccess

License Condition

n/a

Size

1.05 MB

Format

Adobe PDF

Checksum (MD5)

d6beb6b6c1f37caebd2248d35d6ab67c

Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés