3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
The L-H transition in tokamaks: power threshold, density minimum and toroidal-field asymmetry
Brenno De Lucca, Paolo Ricci, Benoit Labit +3
The physical mechanism underlying the L--H transition in tokamaks has remained an open problem for over forty years. We present three-dimensional flux-driven two-fluid simulations…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Conservative formulation of the drift-reduced fluid plasma model
Brenno De Lucca, Paolo Ricci, Micol Bassanini +2
A conservative formulation of the drift-reduced fluid plasma model is constructed by analytically inverting the implicit relation defining the polarisation velocity as a function o…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Magnetic shear effects on ballooning turbulence in the boundary of fusion devices
Z. Tecchiolli, A. J. Coelho, J. Loizu +2
The effect of magnetic shear on ballooning-driven plasma edge turbulence is studied through nonlinear simulations complemented by linear numerical and analytical investigations. No…