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On the transition to large fluxes and access to second stability in gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic turbulence in STEP

Kennedy, D. [Culham Campus; University of Oxford] (ORCID:000000017666782X)·Zhang, Y. [University of Oxford; Tokamak Energy Ltd; Culham Campus]·Adkins, T. [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000150288047)·Ivanov, P.G. [Culham Campus; University of Oxford] (ORCID:0000000197204357)·Casson, F.J. [Culham Campus] (ORCID:0000000153715876)·Dudding, H.G. [Culham Campus] (ORCID:0000000234130861)·Patel, B.S. [Culham Campus] (ORCID:0000000301211187)·Roach, C.M. [Culham Campus] (ORCID:0000000158560287)·Wilson, H.R. [UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd]
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Kennedy, D. [Culham Campus; University of Oxford] (ORCID:000000017666782X), Zhang, Y. [University of Oxford; Tokamak Energy Ltd; Culham Campus], Adkins, T. [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000150288047), Ivanov, P.G. [Culham Campus; University of Oxford] (ORCID:0000000197204357), Casson, F.J. [Culham Campus] (ORCID:0000000153715876), Dudding, H.G. [Culham Campus] (ORCID:0000000234130861), Patel, B.S. [Culham Campus] (ORCID:0000000301211187), Roach, C.M. [Culham Campus] (ORCID:0000000158560287), Wilson, H.R. [UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd]. 2026-08-18. On the transition to large fluxes and access to second stability in gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic turbulence in STEP. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ae9323

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