2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2024
Prediction of Performance and Turbulence in ITER Burning Plasmas via Nonlinear Gyrokinetic Profile Prediction
N. T. Howard, P. Rodriguez-Fernandez, C. Holland +1
Burning plasma performance, transport, and the effect of hydrogen isotope on confinement has been predicted for ITER baseline scenario (IBS) conditions using nonlinear gyrokinetic…
physics.plasm-ph2024
Core performance predictions in projected SPARC first-campaign plasmas with nonlinear CGYRO
P. Rodriguez-Fernandez, N. T. Howard, A. Saltzman +7
This work characterizes the core transport physics of SPARC early-campaign plasmas using the PORTALS-CGYRO framework. Empirical modeling of SPARC plasmas with L-mode confinement in…