Kinetic Neutrals and Impurities
The kinetic neutral and/or impurity extension of JOREK can be used to simulate the plasma Scrape-Off Layer (SOL) in a higher fidelity manner than the base MHD model or fluid neutral and impurity models.
| For more details please take a look at kinetic_main.f90 and mod_particle_evolution.f90, or contact Máté or [Daniel](D.Maris@differ.nl | Daniel). |
Publications and References
- Liang, Y. C., et al. "JOREK simulations of the X-point radiator formation and its movement in ASDEX Upgrade." arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.08614 (2026).
- Szücs, M. (2024). Modeling detachment and burn-through in small edge localized mode regimes using the nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic code JOREK. Master Thesis, Technische Universität München, München.
- Maris, D. "Time-dependent Scrape-Off Layer simulations with JOREK for detachment control." (2024). MSc Thesis, Eindhoven University of Technology.
- Korving, S. Q. (2024). MHD Simulations of Neutral and Impurity Transport in ELM-controlled Plasmas: with application to ITER. [Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e), Applied Physics and Science Education]. Eindhoven University of Technology.
- Korving, S. Q., et al. "Simulation of neoclassical heavy impurity transport in ASDEX Upgrade with applied 3D magnetic fields using the nonlinear MHD code JOREK." Physics of Plasmas 31.5 (2024).
- Korving, S. Q., et al. "Development of the neutral model in the nonlinear MHD code JOREK: Application to E× B drifts in ITER PFPO-1 plasmas." Physics of Plasmas 30.4 (2023).
- Van Vugt, D. C., et al. "Kinetic modeling of ELM-induced tungsten transport in a tokamak plasma." Physics of Plasmas 26.4 (2019).
- van Vugt, D. C. (2019). Nonlinear coupled MHD-kinetic particle simulations of heavy impurities in tokamak plasmas. [Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e), Applied Physics and Science Education]. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.