Journal article
AstroGK: Astrophysical gyrokinetics code
Journal of computational physics, Vol.229(24), pp.9347-9372
2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2010.09.006
Abstract
The gyrokinetic simulation code
AstroGK is developed to study fundamental aspects of kinetic plasmas and for applications mainly to astrophysical problems.
AstroGK is an Eulerian slab code that solves the electromagnetic gyrokinetic-Maxwell equations in five-dimensional phase space, and is derived from the existing gyrokinetics code
GS2 by removing magnetic geometry effects. Algorithms used in the code are described. The code is benchmarked using linear and nonlinear problems. Serial and parallel performance scalings are also presented.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- AstroGK: Astrophysical gyrokinetics code
- Creators
- Ryusuke Numata - University of Maryland, College ParkGregory G Howes - University of IowaTomoya Tatsuno - University of Maryland, College ParkMichael Barnes - University of OxfordWilliam Dorland - University of Maryland, College Park
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of computational physics, Vol.229(24), pp.9347-9372
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jcp.2010.09.006
- ISSN
- 0021-9991
- eISSN
- 1090-2716
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000015, name: DOE Maryland Fusion Theory Research Program, award: DEFG0293-ER54197; name: National Institute for Computational Sciences, award: TG-PHY090084; DOI: 10.13039/501100000275, name: Leverhulme Trust Network for Magnetised Turbulence in Astrophysical and Fusion Plasmas; name: Texas Advanced Computing Center, award: TG-PHY090080, TG-AST030031N; name: Wolfgang Pauli Institute in Vienna; DOI: 10.13039/100007739, name: Aspen Center for Physics; DOI: 10.13039/100000015, name: DOE Center for Multiscale Plasma Dynamics (Fusion Science Center Cooperative Agreement ER54785)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2010
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984200035002771
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