Impacto de la resistividad del plasma en los equilibrios del tokamak SMART

Abstract

ThePlasma Science and Fusion Technology group of the University of Sevilla is developing a new fusion device, the tokamak SMART, designed to study the behaviour of magnetically confined plasmas and train the next generation of plasma physicist and engineers. Plasma resistivity is a critical factor in determining the equilibrium properties of plasma, as it affects the plasma current density, magnetic field structure, and stability. This bachelor’s thesis introduces a theoretical background on plasma dynamics, the tokamak SMART, and the numerical methods for computing plasma simulations. FIESTA, a code package implemented in MATLAB, is used to model the impact of resistivity on the plasma equilibrium in the tokamak SMART. Two methods of modelling plasma resistivity will be examined, which include the Spitzer resistivity model alongside the neoclassical resistivity model.