The purpose of this work is to study the effect of multi-step ionization on the tokamak scrape-of layer (SOL). Using particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations we show that this effect strongly influences the divertor plasma. Our results suggest that, at least for high-recycling regimes, multi-step ionization should necessarily be included in SOL analysis.
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