A blob-filament (or simply “blob”) is a magnetic-field-aligned plasma structure which is
considerably denser than the surrounding background plasma and highly localized in the …

The major increase in discharge duration and plasma energy in a next step DT fusion
reactor will give rise to important plasma-material effects that will critically influence its …

A multi-machine database for the H-mode scrape-off layer power fall-off length, λ q in JET,
DIII-D, ASDEX Upgrade, C-Mod, NSTX and MAST has been assembled under the auspices …

Progress, since the ITER Physics Basis publication (ITER Physics Basis Editors et al 1999
Nucl. Fusion 39 2137–2664), in understanding the processes that will determine the …

In addition to the operational limits imposed by MHD stability on plasma current and
pressure, an independent limit on plasma density is observed in confined toroidal plasmas …

The basic physics of the processes playing the most important role in divertor plasma
detachment is reviewed. The models used in the two-dimensional edge plasma transport …

Qualitative physical picture describing fast convective radial plasma transport in tokamak
scrape off layer is suggested. It is based on the hypothesis of detachment of high density …

This paper reviews measurements of edge plasma turbulence in toroidal magnetic fusion
devices with an emphasis on recent results in tokamaks. The dominant feature of edge …

A magnetic divertor1 in a tokamak provides heat and particle exhaust and shields the main
plasma from impurity contamination. Heat and particles are transported from the plasma …

Intermittent plasma objects (IPOs), featuring higher pressure than the surrounding plasma,
are responsible for∼ 50% of the E× BT radial transport in the scrape off layer (SOL) of the …