Computational plasma physics HT
Mission statement
The mission of the CPP-HT Group is
- to develop the theory of burning plasma in the core of a fusion reactor including the effects of fast particles, MHD stability, and the heating and current drive applied for its start-up and control,
- to develop the tools for the integrated modeling of the burning plasma core and its control, and to collaborate with the Computational Plasma Physics - LT (CPP-LT) Group on the grand challenge of integrated tokamak modeling
- to provide theoretical and modeling support to the Tokamak Physics and Instrumentation Development Groups in the Fusion Physics Department.
Long term aims
The shared aim of the Tokamak Physics (TPG), Instrumentation Development (IDG), and Computational Plasma Physics – High Temperature (CPP-HT) groups of the Fusion Physics Department is to position FOM-Rijnhuizen at the forefront of burn control and scenario development for ITER. The contribution to this shared aim from the CPP-HT group is to develop the relevant integrated modeling of MHD and burn control in ITER.
More specifically the group aims to develop state of the art integrated modeling tools required to describe the MHD behavior of burning plasma as controlled by localized electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) and current drive (ECCD) at different levels of complexity. This work will be performed in strong collaboration with the EFDA Task Force on Integrated Tokamak Modeling. Within the Institute the group collaborates closely with the CPP-LT group exploiting as much as possible common modeling and numerical tools.
The work of the group is embedded in the new FOM program “physics of burn control” executed jointly with the TPG, IDG. The CPP-HT group supports the experimental and technical work of the TPG and IDG groups under this FOM program with appropriate theoretical and modeling activities. The work also forms part of the NWO-RFBR Centre of Excellence for Fusion Physics and Technology through which the collaborations with our Russian colleagues from IAP, Ioffe, and Kurchatov are coordinated.
