Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Keywords

Plasma physics

Abstract

Simulation results using a 2D full-wave code (FW2D) for space and NSTX fusion plasmas are presented. The FW2D code solves the cold plasma wave equations using the finite element method. The wave code has been successfully applied to describe low frequency waves in planetary magnetospheres (i.e., dipole geometry) and the results include generation and propagation of externally driven ultra-low frequency waves via mode conversion at Mercury and mode coupling, refraction and reflection of internally driven field-aligned propagating left-handed electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves at Earth. In this paper, global structure of linearly polarized EMIC waves is examined and the result shows such resonant wave modes can be localized near the equatorial plane. We also adopt the FW2D code to tokamak geometry and examine radio frequency (RF) waves in the scape-off layer (SOL) of tokamaks. By adopting the rectangular and limiter boundary, we compare the results with existing AORSA simulations. The FW2D code results for the high harmonic fast wave heating case on NSTX with a rectangular vessel boundary shows excellent agreement with the AORSA code.

Journal Title

EPJ Web of Conferences

Volume

157

First Page

2005

Last Page

2005

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715702005

First Department

Engineering

Acknowledgements

Retrieved May 30, 2018, from https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2017/26/epjconf_rfppc2017_02005.pdf

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