PARALLEL-KINETIC PERPENDICULAR-MOMENT SIMULATION OF MAGNETIC MIRROR PLASMA CONFINEMENT USING GKEYLL: EARLY TESTING OF A NEW COMPUTATIONAL MODEL
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As demand for fusion power grows, increased focus has been placed on computational methods for simulating plasma dynamics in fusion reactor systems. This thesis tests a novel plasma simulation model currently being developed by researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. In particular, this model was applied to a simple double Lorentzian magnetic mirror. Results were compared with currently favored gyrokinetic simulation models used in literature, showing rough agreement, however more research is needed to concretely verify accuracy. Computational performance was investigated, showing that this model has the potential outperform current gyrokinetic implementations once issues with parallelization and stability are addressed. Additionally, directions for future research with this model have been proposed.Type
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Degree Name
B.S.Degree Level
bachelorsDegree Program
PhysicsHonors College