[HTML][HTML] Invited Review Article: Gas puff imaging diagnostics of edge plasma turbulence in magnetic fusion devices
SJ Zweben, JL Terry, DP Stotler… - Review of Scientific …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Gas puff imaging (GPI) is a diagnostic of plasma turbulence which uses a puff of neutral gas
at the plasma edge to increase the local visible light emission for improved space-time …
at the plasma edge to increase the local visible light emission for improved space-time …
Numerical simulations of blobs with ion dynamics
The transport of particles and energy into the scrape-off layer (SOL) region at the outboard
midplane of medium-sized tokamaks, operating in low confinement mode, is investigated by …
midplane of medium-sized tokamaks, operating in low confinement mode, is investigated by …
Intermittent electron density and temperature fluctuations and associated fluxes in the Alcator C-Mod scrape-off layer
Abstract The Alcator C-Mod mirror Langmuir probe system has been used to sample data
time series of fluctuating plasma parameters in the outboard mid-plane far scrape-off layer …
time series of fluctuating plasma parameters in the outboard mid-plane far scrape-off layer …
[HTML][HTML] Stochastic modeling of blob-like plasma filaments in the scrape-off layer: Theoretical foundation
JM Losada, A Theodorsen, OE Garcia - Physics of Plasmas, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A stochastic model for a superposition of uncorrelated pulses with a random distribution of
amplitudes, sizes, and velocities is presented. The pulses are assumed to move radially with …
amplitudes, sizes, and velocities is presented. The pulses are assumed to move radially with …
Comparison between mirror Langmuir probe and gas-puff imaging measurements of intermittent fluctuations in the Alcator C-Mod scrape-off layer
Statistical properties of the scrape-off layer plasma fluctuations are studied in ohmically
heated plasmas in the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. For the first time, plasma fluctuations as well …
heated plasmas in the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. For the first time, plasma fluctuations as well …
Impact of edge biasing on the cross-field transport and power spectra
The impact of positive and negative edge biasing on the interchange plasma turbulence in
the edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) regions of a tokamak is assessed by comparing …
the edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) regions of a tokamak is assessed by comparing …
A universal mechanism for plasma blob formation
The formation of a density blob in the boundary region of a tokamak plasma is widely
believed to be due to the presence of poloidal velocity shear that differentially breaks off a …
believed to be due to the presence of poloidal velocity shear that differentially breaks off a …
Experimental validation of universal plasma blob formation mechanism
N Bisai, S Banerjee, SJ Zweben, A Sen - Nuclear Fusion, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Anomalous plasma transport in the boundary region of a tokamak plasma is commonly
associated with the formation and evolution of coherent density structures known as blobs …
associated with the formation and evolution of coherent density structures known as blobs …
Blob properties in full-turbulence simulations of the TCV scrape-off layer
To investigate blob properties in the tokamak scrape-off layer (SOL), we perform dedicated
numerical nonlinear simulations of plasma turbulence in the SOL of a TCV discharge using …
numerical nonlinear simulations of plasma turbulence in the SOL of a TCV discharge using …
Strongly intermittent far scrape-off layer fluctuations in Alcator C-Mod plasmas close to the empirical discharge density limit
Intermittent plasma fluctuations in the boundary region of the Alcator C-Mod device were
comprehensively investigated using data time-series from gas puff imaging and mirror …
comprehensively investigated using data time-series from gas puff imaging and mirror …