ISSN:
1572-9486
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Edge biasing in MST plasmas decreases electrostatic turbulent particle transport and increases the global particle confinement time. New Langmuir probe measurements in the edge identify decreased electric field fluctuations and increased anti-correlation of density and potential fluctuations to be responsible. Fast loss of momentum in the core of MST during sawtooth crash events can be explained as a result of nonlinear magnetic torques which allow viscous coupling over relatively distant regions of the plasma. Flow modifications resulting from biasing, plus other experiments, help reveal the nonlinear nature of this process, most directly measured by the triple product bispectral correlation between the nonlinearly interacting modes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022812032755
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