Multiscale investigations of drift-wave turbulence and plasma flows: Measurements and total-distribution-function gyrokinetic simulations

  • S. Leerink
  • , V.V. Bulanin
  • , A.D. Gurchenko
  • , E.Z. Gusakov
  • , Jukka Heikkinen
  • , S.J. Janhunen
  • , S.I. Lashkul
  • , A.B. Altukhov
  • , L.A. Esipov
  • , M.Y. Kantor
  • , T.P. Kiviniemi
  • , T. Korpilo
  • , D.V. Kuprienko
  • , A.V. Petrov

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Abstract

Direct measurements of micro-, meso-, and macroscale transport phenomena in the FT-2 tokamak are shown to be quantitatively reproduced by global full f nonlinear gyrokinetic simulation predictions. A detailed agreement with mean equilibrium E × B flows, oscillating fine-scale zonal flows, and turbulence spectra observed by a set of sophisticated microwave backscattering techniques as well as a good fit of the thermal diffusivity data are demonstrated. A clear influence of the impurity ions on the fluctuating radial electric field is observed.
Original languageEnglish
Article number165001
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume109
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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