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Eigenvalue Solver for Fluid and Kinetic Plasma Models in Arbitrary Magnetic Topology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2016

D. A. Baver,
J. R. Myra and
M. V. Umansky
D. A. Baver*
Affiliation:
Lodestar Research Corporation, Boulder Colorado 80301, USA
J. R. Myra*
Affiliation:
Lodestar Research Corporation, Boulder Colorado 80301, USA
M. V. Umansky*
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
*
*Corresponding author. Email addresses:dabaver65@hotmail.com (D. A. Baver), jrmyra@lodestar.com (J. R. Myra), umansky1@llnl.gov (M. V. Umansky)
*Corresponding author. Email addresses:dabaver65@hotmail.com (D. A. Baver), jrmyra@lodestar.com (J. R. Myra), umansky1@llnl.gov (M. V. Umansky)
*Corresponding author. Email addresses:dabaver65@hotmail.com (D. A. Baver), jrmyra@lodestar.com (J. R. Myra), umansky1@llnl.gov (M. V. Umansky)

Abstract

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ArbiTER (Arbitrary Topology Equation Reader) is a new code for solving linear eigenvalue problems arising from a broad range of physics and geometry models. The primary application area envisioned is boundary plasma physics in magnetic confinement devices; however ArbiTER should be applicable to other science and engineering fields as well. The code permits a variable numbers of dimensions, making possible application to both fluid and kinetic models. The use of specialized equation and topology parsers permits a high degree of flexibility in specifying the physics and geometry.

Keywords

Plasmaeigensolverfinite difference methodfinite element methodSLEPcPETScfield-line following coordinatessnowflake divertor

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Type
Research Article
Information
Communications in Computational Physics , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , July 2016, pp. 136 - 155
Copyright
Copyright © Global-Science Press 2016 

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