AWECS
| swMATH ID: | 20546 |
| Software Authors: | Bierwage, A.; Chen, L. |
| Description: | AWECS: A linear gyrokinetic delta-f particle-in-cell simulation code for the study of Alfvenic instabilities in high-beta tokamak plasmas. A 1-D linear gyrokinetic code called AWECS is developed to study the kinetic excitation of Alfvenic instabilities in a high-beta tokamak plasma, with beta being the ratio of thermal to magnetic pressure. It is designed to describe physics associated with a broad range of frequencies and wavelengths. For example, AWECS is capable of simulating kinetic ballooning modes, Alfvenic ion-temperature-gradient-driven modes, as well as Alfven instabilities due to energetic particles. In addition, AWECS may be used to study drift-Alfven instabilities in the low-beta regime. Here, the layout of the code and the numerical methods used are described. AWECS is benchmarked against other codes and a convergence study is carried out. |
| Homepage: | https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.0429 |
| Keywords: | linear gyrokinetic simulation; tokamak plasma; drift-Alfven waves; shear Alfven waves; energetic particles |
| Related Software: | gs2 |
| Cited in: | 2 Documents |
Standard Articles
| 1 Publication describing the Software, including 1 Publication in zbMATH | Year |
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AWECS: A linear gyrokinetic delta-\(f\) particle-in-cell simulation code for the study of Alfvénic instabilities in high-beta tokamak plasmas. Zbl 1364.82004 Bierwage, A.; Chen, L. |
2008
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Cited by 5 Authors
| 2 | Bierwage, Andreas |
| 1 | Briguglio, Sergio |
| 1 | Chen, Liu Juan |
| 1 | Di Troia, C. |
| 1 | Vlad, Gregorio |
Cited in 2 Serials
| 1 | Computer Physics Communications |
| 1 | Communications in Computational Physics |
Cited in 2 Fields
| 2 | Statistical mechanics, structure of matter (82-XX) |
| 1 | Fluid mechanics (76-XX) |
