3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Surface segregation of liquid metal plasma-facing component alloys: A ReaxFF investigation
Md Adnan Mahathir Munshi, Abdul Aziz Shuvo, Mike Kotschenreuther +2
Engineering liquid metal alloys offers a transformative pathway for plasma-facing components (PFC) by enabling chemically tailored surfaces that can simultaneously optimize plasma-…
physics.plasm-ph2026
A Unified theory of transport barriers (TBs) in magnetically confined systems
Swadesh M. Mahajan, David R. Hatch, Zensho Yoshida +1
A thermodynamic model of a plasma boundary layer, characterized by enhanced temperature contrasts is proposed. The theory is constructed to determine the inner boundary temperature…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Microtearing Thresholds and Second-Stable Ballooning in the DIII-D Pedestal: Reduced Modeling and Core-Edge Implications
David R. Hatch, Leonhard A. Leppin, Mike T. Kotschenreuther +4
Global and local linear gyrokinetic simulations of 42 pedestal equilibria from three DIII-D discharges are used to investigate pedestal stability and its impact on pedestal structu…