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K-MICRO: Microinstability Simulation

Full Code Description

K-MICRO simulates microinstabilities in plasmas, focusing on small-scale fluctuations that can lead to large-scale energy loss and confinement degradation

Algorithm Explanation

Uses microinstability models to study small-scale instabilities and their effect on plasma confinement and stability

Scientific Applications

Reducing the impact of microinstabilities on plasma confinement and improving fusion reactor performance

Input Parameters

Microinstability amplitude, Plasma ion density, Magnetic shear, Plasma current profile

Output Data

Microinstability growth rates, Plasma confinement degradation, Energy loss rates

Algorithm Examples

1.Microinstability growth model for plasma confinement

2.Finite element analysis for small-scale instability simulations

3.Spectral method for microinstability growth rate calculations

4.Monte Carlo simulations for microinstability-induced energy loss

5.Crank-Nicolson scheme for time-evolving microinstability growth

6.Finite volume method for instability energy dissipation

7.Adaptive mesh refinement for microinstability analysis

8.Particle-in-cell (PIC) method for microinstability interactions

9.Implicit-explicit solver for microinstability-induced energy loss

10.Spectral element method for instability growth rate calculations

11.Boundary layer analysis for microinstability-induced confinement degradation

12.Time-domain solver for microinstability effects

13.Fast Fourier Transform for microinstability frequency spectrum

14.Semi-Lagrangian method for small-scale instability simulations

15.Galerkin method for microinstability-induced confinement degradation

16.Spectral decomposition for microinstability growth rate calculations

17.Time-stepping method for microinstability-induced energy loss

18.High-order finite element solver for microinstability growth

19.Finite difference method for microinstability frequency spectrum analysis

20.Monte Carlo method for microinstability-induced confinement degradation

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