107 research outputs found
Identity, Belonging and Political Activism in The Sri Lankan Communities in Germany
This research examines the dynamic relationship of Sinhalese and Tamils living in Germany in regards to their home and host country, and seeks to better understand the complexities of their political involvement. The research is based on qualitative research methodologies. The author conducted 30
interviews in Berlin during the period 2006–2008 to inform this research.
The research not only provides an overview of the historical contexts of Sri
Lanka and Germany, it also links these histories with the processes of outmigration from Sri Lanka and in-migration to Germany. It then continues to
analyse the construction of belonging in the context of the Sri Lankan diaspora
communities in Berlin. The research examines how far concepts of home,
citizenship, nationalism and identity construction shape the sense of belonging of first and second generation Sinhalese and Tamils in Berlin. Finally, it analyses the ways the members of the Sri Lankan diaspora communities engage in economic, political, social, cultural and virtual activities in the home and host country, and how far these activities shape belonging and are politically motivated. The research also considers and studies the gendered nature of belonging and transnational political practices.
The research uniquely combines the study of the Tamil diaspora with the study
of the Sinhalese diaspora in Berlin. It allows new insights into the complex and
multiple constructions of belonging and identity and into the interplay of gender, ethnicity and generations, and it highlights the importance of political activism in the conceptualization of belonging
Core transport and pedestal characteristics of nitrogen seeded H-mode discharges in ASDEX Upgrade
Structure of Plasma Heating in Gyrokinetic Alfvénic Turbulence
We analyze plasma heating in weakly collisional kinetic Alfv\'en wave (KAW)
turbulence using high resolution gyrokinetic simulations spanning the range of
scales between the ion and the electron gyroradii. Real space structures that
have a higher than average heating rate are shown not to be confined to current
sheets. This novel result is at odds with previous studies, which use the
electromagnetic work in the local electron fluid frame, i.e. , as a proxy for
turbulent dissipation to argue that heating follows the intermittent spatial
structure of the electric current. Furthermore, we show that electrons are
dominated by parallel heating while the ions prefer the perpendicular heating
route. We comment on the implications of the results presented here.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Gyrokinetic GENE simulations of DIII-D near-edge L-mode plasmas
We present gyrokinetic simulations with the GENE code addressing the
near-edge region of an L-mode plasma in the DIII-D tokamak. At radial position
, simulations with the ion temperature gradient increased by
above the nominal value give electron and ion heat fluxes that are in
simultaneous agreement with the experiment. This gradient increase is
consistent with the combined statistical and systematic uncertainty of
the Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy (CER) measurements at the level. Multi-scale simulations are carried out with realistic mass
ratio and geometry for the first time in the near-edge. These multi-scale
simulations suggest that the highly unstable ion temperature gradient (ITG)
modes of the flux-matched ion-scale simulations suppress electron-scale
transport, such that ion-scale simulations are sufficient at this location. At
radial position , nonlinear simulations show a hybrid state of ITG
and trapped electron modes~(TEMs), which was not expected from linear
simulations. The nonlinear simulations reproduce the total experimental heat
flux with the inclusion of shear effects and an
increase in the electron temperature gradient by . This gradient
increase is compatible with the combined statistical and systematic uncertainty
of the Thomson scattering data at the level. These results are
consistent with previous findings that gyrokinetic simulations are able to
reproduce the experimental heat fluxes by varying input parameters close to
their experimental uncertainties, pushing the validation frontier closer to the
edge region.Comment: 14 pages, 17 figures, published in Physics of Plasma
Electromagnetic stabilization of tokamak microturbulence in a high- regime
The impact of electromagnetic stabilization and flow shear stabilization on
ITG turbulence is investigated. Analysis of a low- JET L-mode discharge
illustrates the relation between ITG stabilization, and proximity to the
electromagnetic instability threshold. This threshold is reduced by
suprathermal pressure gradients, highlighting the effectiveness of fast ions in
ITG stabilization. Extensive linear and nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations are
then carried out for the high- JET hybrid discharge 75225, at two
separate locations at inner and outer radii. It is found that at the inner
radius, nonlinear electromagnetic stabilization is dominant, and is critical
for achieving simulated heat fluxes in agreement with the experiment. The
enhancement of this effect by suprathermal pressure also remains significant.
It is also found that flow shear stabilization is not effective at the inner
radii. However, at outer radii the situation is reversed. Electromagnetic
stabilization is negligible while the flow shear stabilization is significant.
These results constitute the high- generalization of comparable
observations found at low- at JET. This is encouraging for the
extrapolation of electromagnetic ITG stabilization to future devices. An
estimation of the impact of this effect on the ITER hybrid scenario leads to a
20% fusion power improvement.Comment: 10 pages, 13 figures. Paper coupled to invited talk at the 41st EPS
conference, Berlin, 201
Electromagnetic stabilization of tokamak microturbulence in a high- β regime
The impact of electromagnetic stabilization and flow shear stabilization on ITG turbulence is investigated. Analysis of a low- β JET L-mode discharge illustrates the relation between ITG stabilization and proximity to the electromagnetic instability threshold. This threshold is reduced by suprathermal pressure gradients, highlighting the effectiveness of fast ions in ITG stabilization. Extensive linear and nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations are then carried out for the high- β JET hybrid discharge 75225, at two separate locations at inner and outer radii. It is found that at the inner radius, nonlinear electromagnetic stabilization is dominant and is critical for achieving simulated heat fluxes in agreement with the experiment. The enhancement of this effect by suprathermal pressure also remains significant. It is also found that flow shear stabilization is not effective at the inner radii. However, at outer radii the situation is reversed. Electromagnetic stabilization is negligible while the flow shear stabilization is significant. These results constitute the high- β generalization of comparable observations found at low- β at JET. This is encouraging for the extrapolation of electromagnetic ITG stabilization to future devices. An estimation of the impact of this effect on the ITER hybrid scenario leads to a 20% fusion power improvement.</p
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