The Plasma-CCP Network

等离子体是可见宇宙中物质的主要状态，而基础等离子体物理学的现代研究在很大程度上是由计算等离子体物理学支撑的。计算等离子体物理学在努力开发一系列基于等离子体的实际应用中起着关键作用。等离子体-CCP汇集了在两个主要等离子体应用领域拥有专业知识的计算等离子体物理学家：磁约束聚变(MCF)和激光-等离子体相互作用(LPI)。等离子体物理学位于这两个应用领域的核心，但由于几何约束和感兴趣的物理制度的显著差异，科学家往往在不同的社区开展工作。等离子体-CCP的主要活动是围绕核心代码构建的，这些代码对MCF和LPI的未来发展都至关重要，但我们注意到，这些代码就其性质而言相当特定于每个子学科。等离子体-CCP通过促进子学科之间的思想、算法和计算机科学专业知识的交流，为整个等离子体物理学增加了相当大的价值。等离子体-CCP的MCF方面涉及的具体科学包括：-开发MCF设备核心和边缘的高保真等离子体湍流模型-将使用最先进模型的HPC模拟与来自MCF实验的数据进行比较-利用湍流模型优化设计/预测未来设备的聚变性能-了解热和带电粒子沿磁场和跨磁场的传输、等离子体、中性气体和材料表面之间的相互作用。-模拟最靠近反应堆壁的边缘等离子体如何影响反应堆性能等离子体-CCP的LPI方面涉及广泛的基础科学和聚变相关研究，包括：-优化用于癌症治疗的下一代强子加速器的LPI参数-激光驱动电子加速及其在新光源中的应用-对高能量密度物理感兴趣的高场LPI-QED-预期来自下一代高功率激光的等离子体，例如极光基础设施(ELI)和Vulcan 20PW。-用于惯性约束聚变能量的激光驱动和等离子体压缩

Plasma is the dominant state of matter in the observable universe, and modern research in basic plasma physics is largely underpinned by computational plasma physics. Computational plasma physics is pivotal in efforts to develop a range of practical plasma based applications. The Plasma-CCP brings together computational plasma physicists with expertise in two major plasma application areas: magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) and laser-plasma interactions (LPI). Plasma physics lies at the heart of both application areas, but scientists tend to operate in separate communities owing to significant differences in geometrical constraints and in the physical regimes of interest. Plasma-CCP's main activity is built around core codes that are crucial for the future development of both MCF and LPI, but we note that these codes are by their very natures rather specific to each sub-discipline. The Plasma-CCP adds considerable value to the whole of plasma physics by fostering the exchange of ideas, algorithms and computer science expertise between sub-disciplines. Specific science addressed by the MCF side of Plasma-CCP includes:- Developing high fidelity models of plasma turbulence in the core and edge of MCF devices- Comparing HPC simulations using state-of-the-art models against data from MCF experiments- Exploiting turbulence models to optimise design/predict fusion performance in future devices- Understand the transport of heat and charged particles along and across magnetic fields, interaction between plasmas, neutral gas and material surfaces. - Modelling how the edge plasma, nearest the reactor walls, impacts on reactor performanceThe LPI side of Plasma-CCP addresses a wide range of basic science and fusion related research including:- Optimising LPI parameters for next generation hadron accelerators for cancer treatment- Laser driven electron acceleration with applications to novel light sources- High-field LPI of interested to high-energy density physics - QED-plasmas as expected from the next generation of high power lasers, e.g. the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) and Vulcan 20PW.- Laser drive and plasma compression for inertial confinement fusion energy