Effects of Plasma Turbulence on the Nonlinear Evolution of Magnetic Island in Tokamak

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2021 Jan 15

PMID 33446658

Citations 2

Authors

Minjun J Choi

Laszlo Bardoczi

Jae-Min Kwon

T S Hahm

Hyeon K Park

Jayhyun Kim

Minho Woo

Byoung-Ho Park

Gunsu S Yun

Eisung Yoon

George McKee

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Abstract

Magnetic islands (MIs), resulting from a magnetic field reconnection, are ubiquitous structures in magnetized plasmas. In tokamak plasmas, recent researches suggested that the interaction between an MI and ambient turbulence can be important for the nonlinear MI evolution, but a lack of detailed experimental observations and analyses has prevented further understanding. Here, we provide comprehensive observations such as turbulence spreading into an MI and turbulence enhancement at the reconnection site, elucidating intricate effects of plasma turbulence on the nonlinear MI evolution.

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