Abstract
Measurements of edge turbulence and the associated transport are ongoing in the Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) reversed-field pinch [Fusion Technol. 19, 131 (1991)] using magnetic and electrostatic probes. Magnetic fluctuations are dominated by m=1 and n ∼2R/a, tearing modes. Particle losses induced by magnetic field fluctuations have been found to be ambipolar (〈J̃ ∥ B̃r〉/B0=0). Electrostatic fluctuations are broadband and turbulent, with mode widths Δm ∼ 3-7 and Δn ∼ 70-150. Particle, parallel current, and energy transport arising from coherent motion with the fluctuating Ẽ×B drift have been measured. Particle transport via this channel is comparable to the total particle loss from MST. Energy transport (from 〈P̃Ẽ φ〉/B0) due to electrostatic fluctuations is relatively small, and parallel current transport (from 〈J∥ Ẽφ〉/B0) may be small as well.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2136-2141 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physics of Fluids B |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computational Mechanics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes