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 …

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 …

Edge-localized-modes (ELMs) are a ubiquitous feature of H-mode in tokamaks. When
gradients in the H-mode transport barrier grow to exceed the MHD stability limit the ELM …

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 …

In this paper we review some theoretical aspects of the dynamics of the mesoscale filaments
extending along the magnetic field lines in the edge plasma, which are often called 'blobs' …

A multidiagnostic approach, utilizing Langmuir probes in the midplane, X-point and divertor
walls, along with lithium beam and infrared measurements is employed to evaluate the …

In a wide variety of natural and laboratory magnetized plasmas, filaments appear as a result
of interchange instability. These convective structures substantially enhance transport in the …

Radial convection of isolated filamentary structures due to interchange motions in
magnetized plasmas is investigated. Following a basic discussion of vorticity generation …

A two-region model is proposed to study the effect of collisionality and magnetic geometry
on electrostatic turbulence and on the propagation of filamentary coherent structures (blobs) …

Fluctuations and particle transport in the scrape-off layer of TCV plasmas have been
investigated by probe measurements and direct comparison with two-dimensional …