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Integrated multi-time-scale simulation of energetic ion dynamics in tokamak plasmas

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25820443
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Nuclear fusion studies
Research InstitutionJapan Atomic Energy Agency

Principal Investigator

Bierwage Andreas  国立研究開発法人日本原子力研究開発機構, 核融合研究開発部門 六ヶ所核融合研究所, 研究副主幹 (10584691)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords核融合学 / トカマク / 高エネルギーイオン / アルフベン波 / 波・粒子共鳴 / マルチ時間スケール動力学 / 非線形シミュレーション / 核融合 / Nuclear fusion / Tokamak / Energetic ions / Alfven waves / Wave-particle resonances / Multi-timescale dynamics / Nonlinear simulations
Outline of Final Research Achievements

A combination of integrated and self-consistent multi-time-scale simulations of beam-driven JT-60 tokamak plasmas were performed on the high-performance supercomputer Helios. These simulations reproduced, for the first time, experimentally observed relaxations known as Abrupt Large Events (ALE), which play an important role in the regulation of nuclear fusion performance and plasma confinement. An analysis of the results revealed key physics mechanisms that determine the intervals between ALEs and their sudden onset. In particular, the duration of the intervals is determined by collisional slow-down of energetic ions and wave-particle resonance conditions. The overlap of resonances associated with three distinct magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modes is proposed as a key component of the ALE trigger mechanism. The numerical results were successfully validated against experimental data, which helps to build confidence in their relevance and reliability as needed for making predictions.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 2013 Other

All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 8 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 3 results) Remarks (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Orbit-based analysis of nonlinear energetic ion dynamics in tokamaks: I. Effective mode number profile and resonant frequency tracking2016

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage and K. Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      Physics of Plasmas

      Volume: 23

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Orbit-based analysis of nonlinear energetic ion dynamics in tokamaks: II. Mechanisms for rapid chirping and convective amplification2016

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage and K. Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      Physics of Plasmas

      Volume: 23

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Alfven acoustic channel for ion energy in high-beta tokamak plasmas revisited with a linear gyrokinetic model (LIGKA)2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, Ph. Lauber, N. Aiba, K. Shinohara and M. Yagi
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 14th IAEA Technical Meeting on Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems

      Volume: 1

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Alfven acoustic channel for ion energy in high-beta tokamak plasmas2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, N. Aiba and K. Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 114 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.114.015002

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Multi-Time-Scale Energetic Particle Dynamics in JT-60U Simulated with MHD Activity, Sources and Collisions2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, K. Shinohara, Y. Todo and M. Yagi
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 25th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, 2014, St. Petersburg, Russia, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna

      Volume: 1

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Multi-Time-Scale Energetic Particle Dynamics in JT-60U Simulated with MHD Activity, Sources and Collisions2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, K. Shinohara, Y. Todo and M. Yagi
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Plasma Conference 2014, 31st Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research, 2014, Niigata, Japan

      Volume: 1

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Orbit-based analysis of resonant excitations of Alfven waves in tokamaks2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage and K. Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      Physics of Plasmas

      Volume: 21 Issue: 11

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4902519

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Dynamics of low-n shear Alfven modes driven by energetic N-NB ions in JT-60U2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, Y. Todo, N. Aiba and K. Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Fusion

      Volume: 51 Issue: 10 Pages: 104001-104001

    • DOI

      10.1088/0029-5515/54/10/104001

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Dynamics of low-n shear Alfven modes driven by e energetic N-NB ions in JT-60U2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage , Y. Todo , N. Aiba and K. Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Fusion

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Role of convective amplification of n = 1 energetic particle modes for N-NB ion dynamics in JT-60U2013

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, K. Shinohara, N. Aiba and Y. Todo
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Fusion

      Volume: 53巻 Issue: 7 Pages: 073007-073007

    • DOI

      10.1088/0029-5515/53/7/073007

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Linear gyro kinetic analysis of MHD wave spectra and Alfven-acoustic couplings in high-beta tokamak plasmas2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage and Ph. Lauber
    • Organizer
      MHD研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      自然科学研究機構 核融合科学研究所(岐阜県土岐市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Orbit-based resonance analysis of nonlinear wave-particle interactions and a new mechanism for rapid chirping2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage and K. Shinohara
    • Organizer
      15th ITPA E.P. Topical Group Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      ウイーン(オーストリア)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Long-time simulation of N-NB-driven JT-60U plasmas: Validation and explanation for chirping modes (n=1 EPM) and ALE (multi-n)2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, Y. Todo, N. Aiba, G. Matsunaga, K. Shinohara and M. Yagi
    • Organizer
      15th ITPA E.P. Topical Group Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      ウイーン(オーストリア)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Alfven acoustic channel for ion energy in high-beta tokamak plasmas2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, Ph. Lauber, N. Aiba, K. Shinohara and M. Yagi
    • Organizer
      14th IAEA Technical Meeting on Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems
    • Place of Presentation
      ウイーン(オーストリア)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-01
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Alfven acoustic channel for ion energy in high-beta tokamak plasmas2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, N. Aiba and K. Shinohara
    • Organizer
      4th JT-60SA Research Committee Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      日本原子力研究開発機構 那珂核融合研究所(茨城県那珂市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Beta-induced Alfven continuum modes in high-beta tokmak plasmas2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage
    • Organizer
      MHD Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Toki, Gifu, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-25 – 2014-12-26
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Multi-Time-Scale Energetic Particle Dynamics in JT-60U Simulated with MHD Activity, Sources and Collisions2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage
    • Organizer
      Plasma Conference 2014, 31st Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research
    • Place of Presentation
      Niigata, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-18 – 2014-11-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Detailed Analysis of Resonant Interactions Between N-NB Ions and Alfven JT-60U2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, K. Shinohara and Y. Todo
    • Organizer
      13th ITPA E.P. Topical Group Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Padova, Italy
    • Year and Date
      2014-10-21 – 2014-10-24
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Multi-Time-Scale Energetic Particle Dynamics in JT-60U Simulated with MHD Activity, Sources and Collisions2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, K. Shinohara, Y. Todo and M. Yagi
    • Organizer
      25th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Year and Date
      2014-10-13 – 2014-10-18
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Simulation of Energetic-Ion-Driven Modes in JT-60U Tokamak2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage, K. Shinohara, Y. Todo and M. Yagi
    • Organizer
      Plasma Simulator Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Toki, Gifu, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-10 – 2014-09-12
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Latest results from global nonlinear hybrid simulations of ALE in JT-60U2013

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage
    • Organizer
      10th Meeting of ITPA Energetic Particle Topical Group
    • Place of Presentation
      Culham, United Kingdom
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Properties of Energetic Particle Modes in N-NB Driven JT-60U Plasmas2013

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage , Y. Todo, N. Aiba , G. Matsunaga , K. Shinohara , M. Yagi
    • Organizer
      13th IAEA Technical Meeting on Energetic Particles
    • Place of Presentation
      Beijing, China
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Merging OFMC and MEGA: Recent progress with hybrid simulations including sources, collisions and sinks2013

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage
    • Organizer
      11th Meeting of ITPA Energetic Particle Topical Group
    • Place of Presentation
      Beijing, China
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Hybrid simulation of fast ion dynamics in the presence of off-axis fishbone-like modes in high-beta JT-60U plasmas2013

    • Author(s)
      A. Bierwage
    • Organizer
      13th APS-DPP Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Denver, Colorado, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Plasma Theory and Simulation, NEXT

    • URL

      http://www-jt60.naka.qst.go.jp/theory/index.html

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Andreas Bierwage, Fusion Science

    • URL

      http://fusionofminds.org/FusionScience/index.html

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] JT-60 Home Page

    • URL

      http://www-jt60.naka.jaea.go.jp/english/theory/staff/bierwage.html

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Andreas Bierwage, Fusion Science

    • URL

      http://fusionofminds.org/FusionScience/research/index.html

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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