抄録
Turbulence in hot magnetized plasmas is shown to generate permeable localized transport barriers that globally organize into the so-called "ExB staircase" [G. Dif-Pradalier et al., Phys. Rev. E, 82, 025401(R) (2010)]. Its domain of existence and dependence with key plasma parameters is discussed theoretically. Based on these predictions, staircases are observed experimentally in the Tore Supra tokamak by means of high-resolution fast-sweeping X-mode reflectometry. This observation strongly emphasizes the critical role of mesoscale self-organization in plasma turbulence and may have far-reaching consequences for turbulent transport models and their validation.
本文言語 | 英語 |
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論文番号 | 085004 |
ジャーナル | Physical review letters |
巻 | 114 |
号 | 8 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | 出版済み - 2 27 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)