Plasma Turbulence Simulation (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Plasma Turbulence Simulation

Caption

Researchers used the CGYRO gyrokinetic code to create a multiscale simulation of plasma temperature fluctuations driven by turbulence. The model was based on data from DOE’s DIII-D National Fusion Facility for an "ITER baseline" tokamak scenario. 

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Image: Emily Belli, General Atomics

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