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Visualizing Gyrokinetic Simulations
Austin, Texas October 10-October 15
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/VISUAL.2004.12215th IEEE Visualization 2004 (VIS 2004)
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David Crawford, University of California at Davis
Kwan-Liu Ma, University of California at Davis
Min-Yu Huang, University of California at Davis
Scott Klasky, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Stephane Ethier, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
The continuing advancement of plasma science is central to realizing fusion as an inexpensive and safe energy source. Gryokinetic simulations of plasmas are fundamental to the understanding of turbulent transport in fusion plasma. This paper discusses the visualization challenges presented by gyrokinetic simulations using magnetic field line following coordinates, and presents an effective solution exploiting programmable graphics hardware to enable interactive volume visualization of 3D plasma flow on a toroidal coordinate system. The new visualization capability can help scientists better understand three-dimensional structures of the modeled phenomena. Both the limitations and future promise of the hardware-accelerated approach are also discussed.
Index Terms:
graphics hardware, non-rectilinear mesh, plasma physics, scientific visualization, texture methods, volume visualization
Citation:
David Crawford, Kwan-Liu Ma, Min-Yu Huang, Scott Klasky, Stephane Ethier, "Visualizing Gyrokinetic Simulations," vis, pp.59-66, 15th IEEE Visualization 2004 (VIS 2004), 2004
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