GKV is an Vlasov simulation code based on delta-f gyrokinetic equations in a local flux-tube geometry. The code has been developed for analyzing plasma turbulence in magnetized plasmas, such as magnetic fusion and magnetosphere. The released version includes several key features: kinetic electrons/ions/impurities, electromagnetic fluctuations, MHD equilibrium interfaces, and a multi-species collision operator. The computational performance has been confirmed to achieve excellent strong scaling up to ~0.6 million cores.

Copyright (c) GKV Developers, since 2006.
GKV is a free software WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. You can use, redistribute, and modify it under the term of the GNU General Public License.

We politely request that you cite the original GKV paper when you use GKV in publications:

Tomo-Hiko Watanabe, and Hideo Sugama, “Velocity-space structures of distribution function in toroidal ion temperature gradient turbulence”, Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 46, No. 1, 24 (2006).

https://www.p.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/gkv/

Documentation is available.