LoKI-GM: a global model framework for plasma chemistry studiesGlobal (zero-dimensional or spatially averaged) models are widely employed to study complex chemistries in low-temperature plasmas (LTPs). By adopting a spatially average description of the plasma,…L. L. Alves, A. Tejero-Del-Caz, L. Marques et al.·Jul 23, 2026SaveLearn
A Multi-Species Reactive-Boltzmann Formulation for Self-Consistent Kinetic Simulation of Burning Fusion PlasmasDiscrepancies between experimental data and radiation-hydrodynamic models of burning plasmas at the National Ignition Facility have been attributed, in part, to possible deviations of reactant ion…Mark Dunn, Jingwei Hu, Uri Shumlak·Jul 23, 2026SaveLearn
Langmuir probe and infrared thermography measurements of wide and narrow heat flux profiles in the ST40 tokamakVery narrow heat flux profiles have been observed on ST40 with decay lengths in the near scrape-off-layer (SOL) of λq,near<~1~mm in H-mode plasmas. Measurements from divertor Langmuir probes are…T. Brewer, X. Zhang, C. Marsden et al.·Jul 23, 2026SaveLearn
yancc: A GPU-accelerated, differentiable solver for neoclassical transport in tokamaks and stellaratorsWe present yancc, a new GPU-accelerated solver for the drift kinetic equation that computes neoclassical transport fluxes, flows, and currents in tokamaks and stellarators. The drift kinetic equation…Rory Conlin, Matt Landreman·Jul 23, 2026SaveLearn
An Implicit Time-Domain Harmonic Balance Method for Radio-Frequency Capacitively Coupled Plasma SimulationsFast and accurate fluid simulation of radio-frequency capacitively coupled plasmas (RF CCPs) is of great importance for the iterative design and parameter optimization of modern plasma reactors. This…Yuze Zhu, Yufeng Wei, Yue Zhang et al.·Jul 23, 2026SaveLearn
On local and non-local energy transfers in Hall magnetohydrodynamic turbulenceA systematic study of inertial energy cascade in three-dimensional incompressible Hall magnetohydrodynamic turbulence is conducted to probe into the locality of energy conserving triads and the…Arijit Halder, Supratik Banerjee, Pablo D. Mininni et al.·Jul 23, 2026SaveLearn
Parametric Decay of Broadband Lower Hybrid WavesWe derive a nonlinear dispersion relation for the parametric decay of an arbitrary lower hybrid pump spectrum, generalizing the standard three-wave treatment to the broadband case. Finite pump…S. Jin, A. K. Ram, S. G. Baek et al.·Jul 22, 2026SaveLearn
A low-temperature plasma collisional framework for quadrature-based moment methodsThe mathematical framework for elastic and inelastic collisions for quadrature-based moment methods (QBMM) is developed and validated for low-temperature collisional plasma physics problems…Pierre-Yves C. R. Taunay·Jul 22, 2026SaveLearn
Reduced-order non-self-consistent Monte Carlo simulation of a planar magnetron discharge: electron heating, recapture and racetrack formationA reduced-order non-self-consistent Monte Carlo model is presented for a circular planar magnetron discharge in argon. The model combines two magnetic-field representations, namely a superposition of…Franz F. Locker, Georg Strauß·Jul 22, 2026SaveLearn
Exploring Self-Organization of Charged Dust Dimers in PlasmaWe investigate the self-organization of charged dust dimers in plasma using Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, with emphasis on both positional and orientational ordering. For a finite number of…Aman Singh Katariya, Amita Das, Mamta Yadav et al.·Jul 22, 2026SaveLearn
On the Theory of Bulk Viscosity of Cold Plasmas and Thermodynamics of Alkali-Noble Gas CocktailsBy solving the kinetic equation for ionization-recombination processes in cold plasmas for temperatures much lower than the first ionization potentials, we derive an explicit expression for the…Albert M. Varonov, Todor M. Mishonov·Jul 22, 2026SaveLearn
Combined tools for Particle-In-Cell simulations performed with transversely asymmetric chirped lasersWe introduce the Asymmetric Chirped Electric field reconstruction (ACE) toolbox, a suite of algorithms enabling the reconstruction of a laser transverse distribution coupled to a chirped temporal…I. Moulanier, F. Massimo, T. L. Steyn et al.·Jul 21, 2026SaveLearn
Quantitative schlieren imaging coupled with inverse Abel transformation for flow field studies in a cylindrical surface DBDThe present work is devoted to the proper application of the schlieren imaging technique, combined with inverse Abel transformation, to record the flow field induced by atmospheric pressure cold…K Giotis, A G Makrypodi, P Svarnas et al.·Jul 21, 2026SaveLearn
Current-Sheet Formation in Electron Magnetohydrodynamics with Split Fractional DissipationThin current sheets are central small-scale structures in electron magnetohydrodynamics (EMHD), closely associated with energy dissipation and fast magnetic reconnection at electron scales. We study…Ruimeng Hu, Qirui Peng, Xu Yang·Jul 21, 2026SaveLearn
The power exhaust constrained SPARC separatrix operational spaceIn this work we extrapolate the separatrix operational space (SepOS) projections to SPARC and introduce detachment access criteria, thus formulating the combined power exhaust constrained SepOS…B. Lomanowski, T. Eich, J. D. Lore et al.·Jul 20, 2026SaveLearn
Equilibrium of a Rapidly Rotating Axisymmetric Magnetic Mirror MachineA recent paper [Hazeltine, et al., Phys. Plasmas 33, 072501 (2026)] has questioned whether the standard result, (ultimately) due to Ferraro, that the plasma angular velocity is approximately constant…Richard Fitzpatrick·Jul 20, 2026SaveLearn
Nonlinear Dynamics of Current-Carrying ELM Filaments: Spiral Vorticity, Rotation, and Velocity SuppressionIn this work, we investigate the nonlinear dynamics of isolated current-carrying edge-localized mode (ELM) filaments using a reduced electromagnetic fluid model in slab geometry. Numerical…Souvik Mondal, N Bisai, Abhijit Sen et al.·Jul 20, 2026SaveLearn
ORB5X: a performance-portable global electromagnetic gyrokinetic PIC code in C++/Kokkos built using Agentic AIORB5X is a C++17/Kokkos AI-assisted translation of ORB5, a global electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle-in-cell code for toroidal confined plasmas. The translation preserves the mathematical model and…Mohsen Sadr, Emmanuel Lanti, Alexey Mishchenko et al.·Jul 19, 2026SaveLearn
Exact Solution of the Direct and Inverse Dynamo Problem in the Expanding Plasma BallIt was found that the differential equation of dynamo effect (i.e., generation of the electric fields and currents) in a uniformly-expanding plasma ball with strongly anisotropic conductivity…Yurii V. Dumin·Jul 19, 2026SaveLearn
Dynamics of phase space vortices in Vlasov plasmas with ion scale inhomogeneity : II Chirped frequency drive studyIn Part I of the companion paper [Ref Part I], we have extensively discussed about the creation of quasi-stationary ion scale (QSIS) inhomogeneity using a constant frequency external drive at…Sanjeev Kumar Pandey, Amudon Chingangbam, Rajaraman Ganesh·Jul 18, 2026SaveLearn
Dynamics of phase space vortices in Vlasov plasmas with ion scale inhomogeneity : I Constant frequency drive studyFormation dynamics and stability starting from various phase space vortex (PSV) or Bernstein-Greene-Kruskal (BGK) structures i.e electron acoustic wave (EAW), Langmuir (LAN) waves is investigated in…Sanjeev Kumar Pandey, Amudon Chingangbam, Rajaraman Ganesh·Jul 18, 2026SaveLearn
High-Performance Resilient Multi-GPU Hybrid Particle-in-Cell Monte Carlo Simulations at ScaleThe increasing demand for high-performance computing in plasma physics has driven scalable and resilient simulation methods capable of efficiently exploiting modern multi-GPU architectures. This work…Jeremy J. Williams, Stefan Costea, David Tskhakaya et al.·Jul 18, 2026SaveLearn
Conductor-Insulator Crossover in the Steady-State Ultracold PlasmasWe present a theoretical model of the ionization-recombination balance in the ultracold Rydberg gas-plasma mixture, which is caused by the collective processes rather than by individual interparticle…Yurii V. Dumin, Ludmila M. Svirskaya·Jul 18, 2026SaveLearn
Physics-Gated Visual Prediction of MARFE on the HL-3 TokamakThe Multifaceted Asymmetric Radiation From the Edge (MARFE) is a critical plasma instability that often precedes density-limit disruptions in tokamaks, posing a significant risk to machine integrity…Qianyun Dong, Rongpeng Li, Zongyu Yang et al.·Jul 18, 2026SaveLearn
Assessment of 0-D L-H Power Threshold Scaling and Regression Stability in DIII-D with Applied 3D Magnetic FieldsA database of 192 L-H transitions in DIII-D is used to assess the effects of applied three-dimensional (3D) magnetic fields on the H-mode power threshold and the stability of zero-dimensional (0-D)…Michael O Hanson, George R Tynan, Dmitri M Orlov·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn