Geodesic acoustic modes in magnetic confinement devices
GD Conway, AI Smolyakov, T Ido - Nuclear Fusion, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Geodesic acoustic modes (GAMs) are ubiquitous oscillatory flow phenomena observed in
toroidal magnetic confinement fusion plasmas, such as tokamaks and stellarators. They are …
toroidal magnetic confinement fusion plasmas, such as tokamaks and stellarators. They are …
Gyrokinetic simulations of turbulent transport
This overview is an assessment of the gyrokinetic framework and simulations to compute
turbulent transport in fusion plasmas. It covers an introduction to the gyrokinetic theory, the …
turbulent transport in fusion plasmas. It covers an introduction to the gyrokinetic theory, the …
Mesoscopic transport events and the breakdown of Fick's law for turbulent fluxes
TS Hahm, PH Diamond - Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 2018 - Springer
This paper presents a pedagogical review of the physics of mesoscopic transport events and
their role in the breakdown of Fick's Law for turbulent transport in magnetically confined …
their role in the breakdown of Fick's Law for turbulent transport in magnetically confined …
Full-f gyrokinetic particle simulation of centrally heated global ITG turbulence from magnetic axis to edge pedestal top in a realistic tokamak geometry
Global electrostatic ITG turbulence physics, together with background dynamics, has been
simulated in a realistic tokamak core geometry using XGC1, a full-function 5D gyrokinetic …
simulated in a realistic tokamak core geometry using XGC1, a full-function 5D gyrokinetic …
Towards an emerging understanding of non-locality phenomena and non-local transport
In this paper, recent progress on experimental analysis and theoretical models for non-local
transport (non-Fickian fluxes in real space) is reviewed. The non-locality in the heat and …
transport (non-Fickian fluxes in real space) is reviewed. The non-locality in the heat and …
Spatiotemporal Structures of Edge Limit-Cycle Oscillation before L-to-H<? format?> Transition in the JFT-2M Tokamak
T Kobayashi, K Itoh, T Ido, K Kamiya, SI Itoh, Y Miura… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
In this Letter, we report analyses of spatiotemporal dynamics of turbulence and structure in
the limit-cycle oscillation (LCO) that precedes an L-to-H transition. Zonal flows are not …
the limit-cycle oscillation (LCO) that precedes an L-to-H transition. Zonal flows are not …
Experimental evidence of intrinsic current generation by turbulence in stationary tokamak plasmas
High-β θ e (a ratio of the electron thermal pressure to the poloidal magnetic pressure) steady-
state long-pulse plasmas with steep central electron temperature gradient are achieved in …
state long-pulse plasmas with steep central electron temperature gradient are achieved in …
Transport of parallel momentum by collisionless drift wave turbulence
This paper presents a novel, unified approach to the theory of turbulent transport of parallel
momentum by collisionless drift waves. The physics of resonant and nonresonant off …
momentum by collisionless drift waves. The physics of resonant and nonresonant off …
Zonal flows and pattern formation
ÖD Gürcan, PH Diamond - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The general aspects of zonal flow physics, their formation, damping and interplay with quasi
two dimensional turbulence are explained in the context of magnetized plasmas and quasi …
two dimensional turbulence are explained in the context of magnetized plasmas and quasi …
Truncation effects in superdiffusive front propagation with Lévy flights
D del-Castillo-Negrete - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2009 - APS
A numerical and analytical study of the role of exponentially truncated Lévy flights in the
superdiffusive propagation of fronts in reaction-diffusion systems is presented. The study is …
superdiffusive propagation of fronts in reaction-diffusion systems is presented. The study is …