- By:
- Barnett, Rhea L; Migliore, C; Stowell, M; Burkovska, Olena ; Dudson, Ben; Lore, Jeremy D; Hauck, Cory D
- Journal Name:
- EPJ Web of Conferences
- Page Number:
- 1025
- Volume:
- 346
- Publication Date:
- March 12, 2026
- Conference Name:
- 25th Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas (RFPP C2025)
- Conference Location:
- Hohenkammer, Germany
- Conference Sponsor:
- Spinner
- View DOI Listing:
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202634601025
Abstract
Simulating magnetically confined fusion plasmas presents a uniquely challenging problem due to the nonlinear anisotropic heat conduction. We introduce the MAPS (MFEM Anisotropic Plasma Solver) tool, which uses a high-order finite element method to compute transport solutions on unstructured meshes. We show results for a set of three 2-D verification tests, two of which demonstrate the expected convergence properties for various mesh resolutions and polynomial degrees. We then discuss the convergence rate for the third test.
