A new paper authored by Dieter Boeyaert et al., “Numerical error analysis of SOLPS-ITER simulations of EAST” , is published in Nuclear Fusion.
Plasma edge simulations with codes like SOLPS-ITER are widely employed to interpret fusion experiments. However, numerical errors appearing in such simulations are rarely investigated, despite their potential large impact on simulation results. In the paper, the resulting numerical errors on SOLPS-ITER simulations of pure deuterium and neon seeded H-mode EAST discharges are examined.