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Codes can either be interpretative (taking some input from experiment) or predictive. | Codes can either be interpretative (taking some input from experiment) or predictive. | ||
They can be full-tokamak (or full-stellarator), or simulate only a small portion of plasma (a flux tube, the edge, or the Scrape-Off Layer). | They can be full-tokamak (or full-stellarator), or simulate only a small portion of plasma (a flux tube, the edge, or the Scrape-Off Layer). They can be fluid models for one (electrons), two (electrons + ions) or more (impurities) fluid species, Monte Carlo type (particle tracing) codes, or gyro-kinetic. | ||
Recent years have seen an increased effort in the field of cross code benchmarking. | Recent years have seen an increased effort in the field of cross code benchmarking. | ||
<ref>Nevins W.M. et al, Phys. Plasmas '''13''' (2006) 122306</ref> | <ref>Nevins W.M. et al, Phys. Plasmas '''13''' (2006) 122306</ref> | ||