Gyrokinetic Simulations of Tokamak Microturbulence
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1 Gyrokinetic Simulations of Tokamak Microturbulence W Dorland, Imperial College, London With key contributions from: S C Cowley F Jenko G W Hammett D Mikkelsen B N Rogers C Bourdelle W M Nevins D W Ross K Hallatschek R Budny E Belli M Kotschenreuther J W Connor E Quataert G D Kerbel
2 Gyrokinetics is Maturing Rapidly
3 Gyrokinetics is Maturing Rapidly Ë Mutually benchmarked, nonlinear codes exist
4 Gyrokinetics is Maturing Rapidly Ë Mutually benchmarked, nonlinear codes exist Ë Growing user base of experimentalists and theorists
5 Gyrokinetics is Maturing Rapidly Ë Mutually benchmarked, nonlinear codes exist Ë Growing user base of experimentalists and theorists Radial correlation functions from three independently developed gyrokinetic codes, run for identical physics parameters. W M Nevins, A Dimits, R E Waltz, J Candy, W Dorland
6 Gyrokinetics is Maturing Rapidly Ë Mutually benchmarked, nonlinear codes exist Ë Growing user base of experimentalists and theorists Radial correlation functions from three independently developed gyrokinetic codes, run for identical physics parameters. W M Nevins, A Dimits, R E Waltz, J Candy, W Dorland Ë Improving our understanding of experimental data
7 Gyrokinetics is Maturing Rapidly Ë Mutually benchmarked, nonlinear codes exist Ë Growing user base of experimentalists and theorists Radial correlation functions from three independently developed gyrokinetic codes, run for identical physics parameters. W M Nevins, A Dimits, R E Waltz, J Candy, W Dorland Ë Improving our understanding of experimental data Ë Providing guidance for theoretical advances
8 First Principles Models Desirable Ë Outliers valuable -- indicate missing physics
9 First Principles Models Desirable Ë Ë Outliers valuable -- indicate missing physics Extrapolation less uncertain
10 First Principles Models Desirable Ë Ë Outliers valuable -- indicate missing physics Extrapolation less uncertain GLF-23 model (Waltz, Staebler, Dorland, Konings, and Kotschenreuther) vs data from ITER profile database J Kinsey
11 First Principles Models Desirable Ë Ë Outliers valuable -- indicate missing physics Extrapolation less uncertain GLF-23 model (Waltz, Staebler, Dorland, Konings, and Kotschenreuther) vs data from ITER profile database J Kinsey Ë Significant progress over the last nine years.
12 First Principles Models Desirable Ë Ë Outliers valuable -- indicate missing physics Extrapolation less uncertain GLF-23 model (Waltz, Staebler, Dorland, Konings, and Kotschenreuther) vs data from ITER profile database J Kinsey Ë Worst outliers at high collisionality.
13 Nonlinear Physics Benchmarked Against Theoretical Predictions High b Alfvenic turbulence in homogeneous, stirred plasma shows predicted perpendicular spectrum (and anisotropy, not shown). Here, b = 8 (i.e., 800%). W Dorland, S C Cowley, G W Hammett and E Quataert
14 Nonlinear Physics Benchmarked Against Theoretical Predictions High b Alfvenic turbulence in homogeneous, stirred plasma shows predicted perpendicular spectrum (and anisotropy, not shown). Here, b = 8 (i.e., 800%). W Dorland, S C Cowley, G W Hammett and E Quataert Need theory for inhomogeneous, unstable plasmas!
15 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Equilibrium unstable to primary (linear) instabilities Ë Primaries unstable to secondary instabilities Ë Some secondary instabilities have zonal flow component Ë Zonal flows unstable to tertiary instabilities Key references: S C Cowley, R M Kulsrud, R Sudan, PF B, (3:2767:1991) J F Drake, et al., PF B, (4:488:1992) M N Rosenbluth, F Hinton, PRL (80:724:1998) B N Rogers, W Dorland, M Kotschenreuther, PRL, (85:5536:2000) W Dorland, F Jenko, M Kotschenreuther, B N Rogers, PRL, (85:5579:2000)
16 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Equilibrium unstable to primary (linear) instabilities Ë Primaries unstable to secondary instabilities Ë Some secondary instabilities have zonal flow component Ë Zonal flows unstable to tertiary instabilities Key references: S C Cowley, R M Kulsrud, R Sudan, PF B, (3:2767:1991) J F Drake, et al., PF B, (4:488:1992) M N Rosenbluth, F Hinton, PRL (80:724:1998) B N Rogers, W Dorland, M Kotschenreuther, PRL, (85:5536:2000) W Dorland, F Jenko, M Kotschenreuther, B N Rogers, PRL, (85:5579:2000)
17 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Equilibrium unstable to primary (linear) instabilities Ë Primaries unstable to secondary instabilities Ë Some secondary instabilities have zonal flow component Ë Zonal flows unstable to tertiary instabilities Key references: S C Cowley, R M Kulsrud, R Sudan, PF B, (3:2767:1991) J F Drake, et al., PF B, (4:488:1992) M N Rosenbluth, F Hinton, PRL (80:724:1998) B N Rogers, W Dorland, M Kotschenreuther, PRL, (85:5536:2000) W Dorland, F Jenko, M Kotschenreuther, B N Rogers, PRL, (85:5579:2000)
18 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Equilibrium unstable to primary (linear) instabilities Ë Primaries unstable to secondary instabilities Ë Some secondary instabilities have zonal flow component Ë Zonal flows unstable to tertiary instabilities Key references: S C Cowley, R M Kulsrud, R Sudan, PF B, (3:2767:1991) J F Drake, et al., PF B, (4:488:1992) M N Rosenbluth, F Hinton, PRL (80:724:1998) B N Rogers, W Dorland, M Kotschenreuther, PRL, (85:5536:2000) W Dorland, F Jenko, M Kotschenreuther, B N Rogers, PRL, (85:5579:2000)
19 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Equilibrium unstable to primary (linear) instabilities Ë Primaries unstable to secondary instabilities Ë Some secondary instabilities have zonal flow component Ë Zonal flows unstable to tertiary instabilities Key references: S C Cowley, R M Kulsrud, R Sudan, PF B, (3:2767:1991) J F Drake, et al., PF B, (4:488:1992) M N Rosenbluth, F Hinton, PRL (80:724:1998) B N Rogers, W Dorland, M Kotschenreuther, PRL, (85:5536:2000) W Dorland, F Jenko, M Kotschenreuther, B N Rogers, PRL, (85:5579:2000)
20 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Equilibrium unstable to primary (linear) instabilities Ë Primaries unstable to secondary instabilities Ë Some secondary instabilities have zonal flow component Ë Zonal flows unstable to tertiary instabilities Key references: S C Cowley, R M Kulsrud, R Sudan, PF B, (3:2767:1991) J F Drake, et al., PF B, (4:488:1992) M N Rosenbluth, F Hinton, PRL (80:724:1998) B N Rogers, W Dorland, M Kotschenreuther, PRL, (85:5536:2000) W Dorland, F Jenko, M Kotschenreuther, B N Rogers, PRL, (85:5579:2000)
21 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Amenable to analytical treatment Ë Balances among primaries, secondaries and tertiaries explain simulation results quantitatively and qualitatively Ë For example, different kinds of secondaries have different effects. Toroidal ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport Toroidal ETG susceptible to weak secondary -> strong transport Slab ETG/ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport
22 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Amenable to analytical treatment Ë Balances among primaries, secondaries and tertiaries explain simulation results quantitatively and qualitatively Ë For example, different kinds of secondaries have different effects. Toroidal ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport Toroidal ETG susceptible to weak secondary -> strong transport Slab ETG/ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport
23 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Amenable to analytical treatment Ë Balances among primaries, secondaries and tertiaries explain simulation results quantitatively and qualitatively Ë For example, different kinds of secondaries have different effects. Toroidal ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport Toroidal ETG susceptible to weak secondary -> strong transport Slab ETG/ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport
24 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Amenable to analytical treatment Ë Balances among primaries, secondaries and tertiaries explain simulation results quantitatively and qualitatively Ë For example, different kinds of secondaries have different effects. Toroidal ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport Toroidal ETG susceptible to weak secondary -> strong transport Slab ETG/ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport
25 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Amenable to analytical treatment Ë Balances among primaries, secondaries and tertiaries explain simulation results quantitatively and qualitatively Ë For example, different kinds of secondaries have different effects. Toroidal ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport Toroidal ETG susceptible to weak secondary -> strong transport Slab ETG/ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport
26 Parasitic Instability Model Ë Amenable to analytical treatment Ë Balances among primaries, secondaries and tertiaries explain simulation results quantitatively and qualitatively Ë For example, different kinds of secondaries have different effects. Toroidal ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport Toroidal ETG susceptible to weak secondary -> strong transport Slab ETG/ITG susceptible to strong secondary -> weak transport
27 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Contours of electrostatic potential from simulation of ETG turbulence High-n microinstabilities typically localised to low field, bad curvature region; extended along field lines G D Kerbel, W Dorland
28 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Contours of electrostatic potential from simulation of ETG turbulence High-n microinstabilities typically localised to low field, bad curvature region; extended along field lines G D Kerbel, W Dorland
29 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Contours of electrostatic potential from simulation of ETG turbulence High-n microinstabilities typically localised to low field, bad curvature region; extended along field lines G D Kerbel, W Dorland
30 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Radially extended structures clearly evident on outboard midplane Associated with existence of high amplitude streamer transport W Dorland, F Jenko
31 Nature of Secondary Instabilities What is a secondary instability, and how is it related to pictures like this?
32 Nature of Secondary Instabilities What is a secondary instability, and how is it related to pictures like this? Let s go back in time, and consider the primary instabilities
33 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Primary instabilities have radial widths ~ 1/sqrt(n) and poloidal widths ~ 1/n
34 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Primary instabilities have radial widths ~ 1/sqrt(n) and poloidal widths ~ 1/n Since n >> 1, linear modes look like streamers
35 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Amplitude of linear perturbations increases exponentially in time
36 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Amplitude of linear perturbations increases exponentially in time Contours of potential are streamlines of ExB flows which are increasingly sheared and thus susceptible to Kelvin- Helmholtz-like instabilities
37 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Amplitude of linear perturbations increases exponentially in time Contours of potential are streamlines of ExB flows which are increasingly sheared and thus susceptible to Kelvin- Helmholtz-like instabilities Also, gradients in poloidal direction can be sqrt(n) stronger than radial gradients if eddies survive long enough
38 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Amplitude of linear perturbations increases exponentially in time Contours of potential are streamlines of ExB flows which are increasingly sheared and thus susceptible to Kelvin- Helmholtz-like instabilities Also, gradients in poloidal direction can be sqrt(n) stronger than radial gradients if eddies survive long enough Secondary growth rate is proportional to primary amplitude
39 Nature of Secondary Instabilities ETG secondaries are complicated, so consider ITG secondary first. Same view as before. Secondary breaks up radial flows, tries to convert them to poloidal flows B N Rogers, W Dorland g, k x spectrum of secondary analytically tractable!
40 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Selected Fourier harmonic amplitudes vs time in example GK ITG simulation: collisionless, adiabatic electrons, electrostatic
41 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Selected Fourier harmonic amplitudes vs time in example GK ITG simulation: collisionless, adiabatic electrons, electrostatic Primary instability grows like exp[ g t]
42 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Selected Fourier harmonic amplitudes vs time in example GK ITG simulation: collisionless, adiabatic electrons, electrostatic Primary instability grows like exp[ g t] Secondary instabilities grow like exp[exp[g t]] above a threshold
43 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Growth rate of primary is constant in time
44 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Growth rate of primary is constant in time Growth rate of secondary increases in time
45 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Growth rate of primary is constant in time Growth rate of secondary increases in time Growth rate of secondary is proportional to amplitude of primary
46 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Consider time when primary and secondary growth rates are equal
47 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Balance primary and secondary growth rates to estimate saturation amplitude
48 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Balance primary and secondary growth rates to estimate saturation amplitude
49 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Balance primary and secondary growth rates to estimate saturation amplitude Alternatively, view this as the physics that determines the radial mixing length (Cowley)
50 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Balance primary and secondary growth rates to estimate saturation amplitude Alternatively, view this as the physics that determines the radial mixing length (Cowley) This is not a modulational instability -- amplitudes are too large, orderings strongly violated
51 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Is the secondary physics analytically tractable?
52 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Is the secondary physics analytically tractable? In the limit of high amplitude primary, low amplitude secondary, yes.
53 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Is the secondary physics analytically tractable? In the limit of high amplitude primary, low amplitude secondary, yes. Best satisfied slightly before nonlinear breakup of primary
54 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Analytical treatment tractable in limit of large amplitude primary, small amplitude secondaries Fully turbulent regime too complicated B N Rogers, W Dorland
55 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Analytical treatment tractable in limit of large amplitude primary, small amplitude secondaries Fully turbulent regime too complicated Compare theoretically predicted secondary growth rate spectrum with simulation at t=62.3. B N Rogers, W Dorland
56 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Secondary growth rate is much larger than primary growth rate Predicted spectrum in k x remarkably independent of primary mode s k y Data taken from complicated nonlinear simulation B N Rogers, W Dorland
57 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Agreement in the limit of the analytical treatment is excellent (assumed simplified primary mode structure)
58 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Agreement in the limit of the analytical treatment is excellent (assumed simplified primary mode structure) For each k x one must solve a 2-D eigenvalue problem: in the y (~ poloidal) direction and along the field line
59 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode Agreement in the limit of the analytical treatment is excellent (assumed simplified primary mode structure) For each k x one must solve a 2-D eigenvalue problem: in the y (~ poloidal) direction and along the field line Component which is constant in y and along field line is special
60 Secondary Instability of ITG Mode With trapped particles, part of the k y = 0 component of the eigenmode is linearly undamped in the collisionless limit; this is the Rosenbluth-Hinton zonal flow. Simulation: M A Beer, G D Kerbel, G W Hammett, W Dorland
61 Zonal Flows Can Quench Turbulence Typical spectrum of zonal flows from gyrokinetic simulation Strongly peaked at long wavelengths W M Nevins, W Dorland
62 Zonal Flows Can Quench Turbulence Near but above the linear threshold, Rosenbluth- Hinton zonal flows can quench turbulence (Dimits)
63 Zonal Flows Can Quench Turbulence Near but above the linear threshold, Rosenbluth- Hinton zonal flows can quench turbulence (Dimits) Leads to important question: Why doesn t this always happen? Equivalently, what limits the zonal flows well above the linear threshold?
64 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability
65 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability Near Increasing the amplitude of the zonal flows increases the shear in the zonal flows, which decreases the growth rate of the primary
66 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability Near Increasing the amplitude of the zonal flows increases the shear in the zonal flows, which decreases the growth rate of the primary
67 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability Near Increasing the amplitude of the zonal flows increases the shear in the zonal flows, which decreases the growth rate of the primary
68 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability Near Increasing the amplitude of the zonal flows increases the shear in the zonal flows, which decreases the growth rate of the primary Further increases in the zonal flow amplitude lead to collisionless tertiary instability B N Rogers, W Dorland
69 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability Increasing the temperature gradient slightly removes window of stability altogether
70 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability Increasing the temperature gradient slightly removes window of stability altogether Although the Rosenbluth-Hinton zonal flows are linearly undamped, they are unstable to small perturbations above a threshold R/L T B N Rogers, W Dorland
71 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability So far: 1. ITG modes linearly unstable: primary
72 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability So far: 1. ITG modes linearly unstable: primary 2. Shear-flow instability limits growth of primary: secondary
73 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability So far: 1. ITG modes linearly unstable: primary 2. Shear-flow instability limits growth of primary: secondary 3. Zonal flow component of secondary quenches primary: Dimits shift
74 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability So far: 1. ITG modes linearly unstable: primary 2. Shear-flow instability limits growth of primary: secondary 3. Zonal flow component of secondary quenches primary: Dimits shift 4. Zonal flows unstable to tertiary: Stiff transport at higher R/L T
75 Zonal Flow Amplitude Limited by Collisionless Tertiary Instability So far: 1. ITG modes linearly unstable: primary 2. Shear-flow instability limits growth of primary: secondary 3. Zonal flow component of secondary quenches primary: Dimits shift 4. Zonal flows unstable to tertiary: Stiff transport at higher R/L T What happens with additional physics?
76 Ion-ion Collisions Damp Zonal Flows, Soften Threshold Focus analysis on region between linear critical gradient and effective nonlinear gradient
77 Ion-ion Collisions Damp Zonal Flows, Soften Threshold Ion-ion collisions damp zonal flows and thus increase turbulent transport (M N Rosenbluth, F Hinton, P Diamond, Z Lin, W W Lee, W M Tang, T S Hahm)
78 Ion-ion Collisions Damp Zonal Flows, Soften Threshold Ion-ion collisions damp zonal flows and thus increase turbulent transport (M N Rosenbluth, F Hinton, P Diamond, Z Lin, W W Lee, W M Tang, T S Hahm) Corollary: Confinement improvement expected in reactor-sized tokamaks
79 Non-adiabatic Electron Dynamics Reverse Effect of Collisionality Trapped electrons cause large increase in transport near marginal stability (Y Chen, S Parker; D Mikkelsen, D W Ross, W Dorland)
80 Non-adiabatic Electron Dynamics Reverse Effect of Collisionality Trapped electrons cause large increase in transport near marginal stability (Y Chen, S Parker; D Mikkelsen, D W Ross, W Dorland) Trapped electrons increase growth rate of primary, close zonal flow stability window; Dimits shift strongly reduced
81 Non-adiabatic Electron Dynamics Reverse Effect of Collisionality Trapped electrons cause large increase in transport near marginal stability (Y Chen, S Parker; D Mikkelsen, D W Ross, W Dorland) Trapped electrons increase growth rate of primary, close zonal flow stability window; Dimits shift strongly reduced Electron-ion collisions reduce non-adiabatic electron response, and thus reduce turbulent transport
82 Experimental Confirmation of Dimits Shift at High Collisionality C-Mod H-mode at half radius IFS-PPPL model overpredicts transport Nonlinear GS2 Simulations
83 High Collisionality Outlier from ITER Profile Database has Dimits Shift C-Mod H-mode at half radius IFS-PPPL model overpredicts transport Nonlinear GS2 Simulations Gyrokinetic simulations show Dimits shift effect improves agreement General geometry, kinetic electrons, Lorentz collisions D Mikkelsen, M Kotschenreuther W Dorland
84 Lowering Collisionality Increases Predicted Heat Flux IFS-PPPL model Lowering overall collisionality by factor of 5 increases predicted transport
85 Lowering Collisionality Increases Predicted Heat Flux IFS-PPPL model Lowering overall collisionality by factor of 5 increases predicted transport Lowering only ion-ion collisionality by factor of 5 has small effect, near knee of Dimits shift
86 Lowering Collisionality Increases Predicted Heat Flux IFS-PPPL model Lowering overall collisionality by factor of 5 increases predicted transport Lowering only ion-ion collisionality by factor of 5 has small effect, near knee of Dimits shift Results consistent with high collisionality outliers from profile database effort D Mikkelsen, W Dorland
87 Gyrokinetic Simulations are Stimulating and Guiding Broad Theoretical Advances
88 Gyrokinetic Simulations are Stimulating and Guiding Broad Theoretical Advances 1. Ion-scale physics 2. Electron-scale physics
89 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Profiles from Tore-Supra Electron Cyclotron Heating Ion temperature profile somewhat uncertain No obvious central particle source
90 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Profiles from Tore-Supra Electron Cyclotron Heating Ion temperature profile somewhat uncertain No obvious central particle source
91 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Profiles from Tore-Supra Electron Cyclotron Heating Ion temperature profile somewhat uncertain No obvious central particle source
92 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Profiles from Tore-Supra Electron Cyclotron Heating Ion temperature profile somewhat uncertain No obvious central particle source
93 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Simulations near half-radius Density gradient observed in experiment Focus on TEM+ITG instabilities
94 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Simulations near half-radius Density gradient observed in experiment Focus on TEM+ITG instabilities
95 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Simulations near half-radius Density gradient observed in experiment Focus on TEM+ITG instabilities
96 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Varied ion R/L T around nominal value Here, R/L Ti increase (to nominal value) at t = 700 causes particle flux to reverse (pinch) Trapped electron effect? K Hallatschek, W Dorland F Jenko, T Hoang
97 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Varied ion R/L T around nominal value Here, R/L Ti increase (to nominal value) at t = 700 causes particle flux to reverse (pinch) Trapped electron effect? K Hallatschek, W Dorland F Jenko, T Hoang
98 Realistic Electron Dynamics Allows Simulation of Particle Transport Varied ion R/L T around nominal value Here, R/L Ti increase (to nominal value) at t = 700 causes particle flux to reverse (pinch) Trapped electron effect? K Hallatschek, W Dorland F Jenko, T Hoang
99 Passing Electrons Dominate Pinch Integrated particle flux vs pitch angle shows relative contributions to total flux Hybrid PIC-fluid models that assume passing electrons are adiabatic will miss effect Direct comparison with experiment possible K Hallatschek, W Dorland
100 Passing Electrons Dominate Pinch Integrated particle flux vs pitch angle shows relative contributions to total flux Hybrid PIC-fluid models that assume passing electrons are adiabatic will miss effect Direct comparison with experiment possible K Hallatschek, W Dorland
101 Passing Electrons Dominate Pinch Integrated particle flux vs pitch angle shows relative contributions to total flux Hybrid PIC-fluid models that assume passing electrons are adiabatic will miss effect Direct comparison with experiment possible K Hallatschek, W Dorland
102 At r e Scales, New Physics Emerges: Return to Parasitic Instability Theory for Guidance
103 Secondary Structure at r i Scales Secondary physics reduces to 2D eigenvalue problem: along the field line, and in the y direction (perp to B and y)
104 Secondary Structure at r i Scales Secondary physics reduces to 2D eigenvalue problem: along the field line, and in the y direction (perp to B and y) Shown here are the dominant Fourier harmonics of the solution in the long wavelength (ITG) limit
105 Secondary Structure at r i Scales Secondary physics reduces to 2D eigenvalue problem: along the field line, and in the y direction (perp to B and y) Shown here are the dominant Fourier harmonics of the solution in the long wavelength (ITG) limit Note presence of significant zonal flow component (constant along field line, k y =0)
106 At r e Scales, Secondaries Change Ë Quickly establish terminology: Secondary driven by perpendicular shear of perpendicular flows that are associated with the primary instability will be the Rogers secondary; this has been the main secondary so far
107 At r e Scales, Secondaries Change Ë Quickly establish terminology: Secondary driven by perpendicular shear of perpendicular flows that are associated with the primary instability will be the Rogers secondary; this has been the main secondary so far The secondary driven by perpendicular shear of parallel flows that are associated with the primary instability will be the Cowley secondary; this was the first secondary identified as potentially important in ITG/ETG turbulence
108 Rogers Secondary at r e Scales Shown here are the dominant Fourier harmonics of the Rogers secondary in the short wavelength (ETG) limit
109 Rogers Secondary at r e Scales Shown here are the dominant Fourier harmonics of the Rogers secondary in the short wavelength (ETG) limit At small scales, adiabatic ion response comes from gyration, not streaming along field line; weakens Rogers secondary
110 Rogers Secondary at r e Scales Shown here are the dominant Fourier harmonics of the Rogers secondary in the short wavelength (ETG) limit At small scales, adiabatic ion response comes from gyration, not streaming along field line; weakens Rogers secondary Note absence of zonal flow component (constant along field line, k y =0) W Dorland, B N Rogers, F Jenko
111 Cowley Secondary at r e Scales If primary instability requires significant parallel compressibility (e.g., the sheared-slab h e mode) the Cowley secondary is excited
112 Cowley Secondary at r e Scales If primary instability requires significant parallel compressibility (e.g., the sheared-slab h e mode) the Cowley secondary is excited Shown here are the dominant Fourier harmonics of the Cowley secondary in the short wavelength (ETG) limit
113 Cowley Secondary at r e Scales If primary instability requires significant parallel compressibility (e.g., the sheared-slab h e mode) the Cowley secondary is excited Shown here are the dominant Fourier harmonics of the Cowley secondary in the short wavelength (ETG) limit Again, note absence of zonal flow component (constant along field line, k y =0) S C Cowley, W Dorland
114 Cowley Secondary at r e Scales If primary instability requires significant parallel compressibility (e.g., the sheared-slab h e mode) the Cowley secondary is excited Shown here are the dominant Fourier harmonics of the Cowley secondary in the short wavelength (ETG) limit Again, note absence of zonal flow component (constant along field line, k y =0) S C Cowley, W Dorland
115 Cowley Secondary Strong on r e Scales Theoretically predicted: growth rate; parallel wavenumber increasing with the amplitude of the primary
116 Cowley Secondary Strong on r e Scales Theoretically predicted: growth rate; parallel wavenumber increasing with the amplitude of the primary Cowley secondary not weakened like Rogers at small scales; breaks up streamers when excited
117 Cowley Secondary Strong on r e Scales Theoretically predicted: growth rate; parallel wavenumber increasing with the amplitude of the primary Cowley secondary not weakened like Rogers at small scales; breaks up streamers when excited Zonal flows irrelevant on r e scales because drive is weak and tertiary is strong
118 Balance of Primaries, Secondaries and Tertiaries Explains Simulations Foregoing predicts slab ITG/ETG should be similar (in normalized units) because slab primary requires parallel compressibility
119 Balance of Primaries, Secondaries and Tertiaries Explains Simulations Foregoing predicts slab ITG/ETG should be similar (in normalized units) because slab primary requires parallel compressibility In the limit of constant curvature, parallel compressibility irrelevant to primary, so normalized ETG saturation level should be much higher
120 Balance of Primaries, Secondaries and Tertiaries Predicts Simulations Major result: Balance of primary and secondary growth rates predicts when high amplitude streamer transport is found with simulations
121 Balance of Primaries, Secondaries and Tertiaries Predicts Simulations Major result: Balance of primary and secondary growth rates predicts when high amplitude streamer transport is found with simulations Toroidal ETG branch most dangerous F Jenko, W Dorland
122 Experimental Confirmation of Theory? ETG threshold formula obtained from GS2 Tore-Supra finds T e profile is stiff above a critical gradient F Jenko, G W Hammett W Dorland Experimental and theoretical thresholds similar and GK ETG simulations predict experimental stiffness beyond threshold
123 NSTX Confinement Consistent with Gyrokinetic Predictions Gyrokinetic analysis of NSTX discharges indicates long wavelength instabilities weak or non-existent, but ETG modes unstable C Bourdelle, W Dorland, NSTX team
124 NSTX Confinement Consistent with Gyrokinetic Predictions Gyrokinetic analysis of NSTX discharges indicates long wavelength instabilities weak or non-existent, but ETG modes unstable TRANSP analysis of NSTX discharges indicates electrons are dominant energy loss channel (not shown) C Bourdelle, W Dorland, NSTX team
125 NSTX Confinement Consistent with Gyrokinetic Predictions Gyrokinetic analysis of NSTX discharges indicates long wavelength instabilities weak or non-existent, but ETG modes unstable TRANSP analysis of NSTX discharges indicates electrons are dominant energy loss channel (not shown) Detailed results in press C Bourdelle, W Dorland, NSTX team
126 Can Higher b and Higher b Gradient Improve ST Confinement? GK analysis of NSTX data suggests confirmation of long wavelength second microstability predictions for ST C Bourdelle, G W Hammett W Dorland, et al. -db/dr
127 Can Higher b and Higher b Gradient Improve ST Confinement? GK analysis of NSTX data suggests confirmation of long wavelength second microstability predictions for ST C Bourdelle, G W Hammett W Dorland, et al. -db/dr GK simulations of ETG turbulence indicate 1/b scaling of electron energy diffusion coefficient in some regimes F Jenko, W Dorland
128 Conclusions Ë First-principles simulation of turbulence in fusion plasmas is a rapidly maturing area. Gyrokinetic simulations are explaining experimental data. For example: 1. ETG turbulence identified in NSTX 2. ITG turbulence identified in C-Mod 3. TEM-induced particle transport identified in Tore Supra? Ë Parasitic instability model is a useful theoretical framework for understanding nonlinear simulation results. Competition among primary, secondary and tertiary instabilities explains simulation results.
129 Nonlinear Physics Benchmarked Among Independent Codes GS2 and GENE, benchmark of heat flux for toroidal ETG turbulence F Jenko, W Dorland
130 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Primary instabilities have radial widths ~ 1/sqrt(n) and poloidal widths ~ 1/n Since n >> 1, linear modes look like streamers Note: Flux tube simulations typically ignore radial envelope because nonlinear coupling dominates: turbulent radial correlation length ~ 1/n
131 Alpha Heating + Neoclassical Transport + ST = Stable Profiles Simple alpha power deposition model + self-consistent bootstrap current + small seed current on axis + neoclassical transport + electron energy transport (possibly strong) in ST configuration predicted to yield MHD- and micro-stable profiles. W Dorland, M Kotschenreuther
132 Alpha Heating + Neoclassical Transport + ST = Stable Profiles Simple alpha power deposition model + self-consistent bootstrap current + small seed current on axis + neoclassical transport + electron energy transport (possibly strong) in ST configuration predicted to yield MHD- and micro-stable profiles. Need higher b! But particle transport problem? W Dorland, M Kotschenreuther
133 Experimental Confirmation of Theory? ETG threshold formula obtained from approx GS2 runs (F Jenko, W Dorland, G W Hammett)
134 Experimental Confirmation of Theory? ETG threshold formula obtained from approx GS2 runs (F Jenko, W Dorland, G W Hammett) Smoothly interpolates analytical results of Romanelli (toroidal) and Hahm-Tang (slab)
135 Experimental Confirmation of Theory? ETG threshold formula obtained from approx GS2 runs (F Jenko, W Dorland, G W Hammett) Smoothly interpolates analytical results of Romanelli (toroidal) and Hahm-Tang (slab) Tore-Supra finds T e profile is stiff above a critical gradient
136 Linear Physics Benchmarked for Wide Range of Problems Linear microstability calculations for NCSX with GS2 and FULL agree E Belli, G Rewoldt, G W Hammett, W Dorland
137 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Adequate resolution of radial structures is challenging, but achievable
138 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Adequate resolution of radial structures is challenging, but achievable In normalized units, ETG transport is much larger than ITG transport when streamers are observed
139 Nature of Secondary Instabilities Adequate resolution of radial structures is challenging, but achievable In normalized units, ETG transport is much larger than ITG transport when streamers are observed The difference can be traced to differences in secondary and tertiary physics W Dorland, F Jenko, B N Rogers
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