Neoclassical Transport of Energetic Alpha Particle

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Abstract

A simulation of neoclassical transport for energetic alpha particle is carried out using the gyrokinetic particle code GTC. A linearized Coulomb collision operator is implemented, including slowing down, pitch angel scattering and energy scattering term. In addition, source and sink are carefully treated in the simulation to ensure conservation properties. Simulation results show good agreement with analytic results on radial particle and heat diffusivity, as well as bootstrap current.

Authors

  • Qi Zhong

    • Institute for Fusion Theory and Simulation, Zhejiang University

  • Yong Xiao

    • Institute for Fusion Theory and Simulation, Zhejiang University
    • Institute for Fusion Theory and Simulation, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University
    • Institute for Fusion Theory and Simulation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China