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physics.plasm-ph2026
Global Gyrokinetic Simulations of Electromagnetic Turbulence in STEP
Daniel Kennedy, Facundo Sheffield, Tobias Görler +6
This paper presents gradient-driven global electromagnetic gyrokinetic simulations for a conceptual burning flat-top operating point of STEP [1], STEP-EC-HD, and investigates how n…
physics.plasm-ph2026
On the transition to large fluxes and access to second stability in gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic turbulence in STEP
Daniel Kennedy, Yujia Zhang, Toby Adkins +6
This work investigates the nonlinear transition to large heat fluxes observed in local gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic turbulence in STEP. Using the stress-balance frame…
physics.plasm-ph2024
On the importance of parallel magnetic-field fluctuations for electromagnetic instabilities in STEP
D. Kennedy, C. M. Roach, M. Giacomin +8
[ABRIDGED] This paper discusses the importance of parallel perturbations of the magnetic-field in gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic instabilities and turbulence at mid-rad…