Archivio Istituzionale della RicercaIn this paper we validate the finite element code RAPLICASOL, which models radiofrequency wave propagation in edge plasmas near ICRF antennas, against calculations with the TOPICA code. We compare the output of both codes for the ASDEX Upgrade 2-strap antenna, and for a 4-strap WEST-like antenna. Although RAPLICASOL requires considerably fewer computational resources than TOPICA, we find that the predicted quantities of experimental interest (including reflection coefficients, coupling resistances, - and -matrix entries, optimal matching settings, and even radiofrequency electric fields) are in good agreement provided we are careful to use the same geometry in both codes.
Validation of the ICRF antenna coupling code RAPLICASOL against TOPICA and experiments / Tierens, W.; Milanesio, D.; Urbanczyk, G.; Helou, W.; Bobkov, V.; Noterdaeme, J. -M.; Colas, L.; Maggiora, R.. - In: NUCLEAR FUSION. - ISSN 0029-5515. - STAMPA. - 59:4(2019), p. 046001. [10.1088/1741-4326/aaf455]
Validation of the ICRF antenna coupling code RAPLICASOL against TOPICA and experiments
Milanesio, D.;Maggiora, R.
2019
Abstract
In this paper we validate the finite element code RAPLICASOL, which models radiofrequency wave propagation in edge plasmas near ICRF antennas, against calculations with the TOPICA code. We compare the output of both codes for the ASDEX Upgrade 2-strap antenna, and for a 4-strap WEST-like antenna. Although RAPLICASOL requires considerably fewer computational resources than TOPICA, we find that the predicted quantities of experimental interest (including reflection coefficients, coupling resistances, - and -matrix entries, optimal matching settings, and even radiofrequency electric fields) are in good agreement provided we are careful to use the same geometry in both codes.
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