Hybrid Kinetic-MHD Simulations of Drift-Orbit Effects on the Stability and Non-Linear Dynamics of Runaway Electron Beams

Shi-Jie Liu, Hao-Wei Zhang, Hannes Bergstroem +2

During tokamak disruptions, the Ohmic current may be replaced by a non-inductive runaway electron (RE) current, affecting resistive stability. Previous studies suggest that, in the…