Simulation of Shear Alfvén Waves in LAPD using the BOUT++ code
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The linear and nonlinear physics of shear Alfvén waves are investigated using the 3D Braginskii fluid code BOUT++. The code has been verified against analytical calculations for the dispersion of kinetic and inertial Alfvén waves. Various mechanisms for forcing Alfvén waves in the code are explored, including introducing localized current sources similar to physical antennas used in experiments. Using this foundation, the code is used to model nonlinear interactions among shear Alfvén waves in a cylindrical magnetized plasma, such as that found in the Large Plasma Device (LAPD) at UCLA. In the future this investigation will allow for examination of the nonlinear interactions between shear Alfvén waves in both laboratory and space plasmas in order to compare to predictions of MHD turbulence.
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