High-speed imaging of edge turbulence in NSTX

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作者
Zweben, SJ
Maqueda, RJ
Stotler, DP
Keesee, A
Boedo, J
Bush, CE
Kaye, SM
LeBlanc, B
Lowrance, JL
Mastrocola, VJ
Maingi, R
Nishino, N
Renda, G
Swain, DW
Wilgen, JB
机构
[1] Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA
[2] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM USA
[3] W Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA
[4] Univ Calif San Diego, San Diego, CA USA
[5] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN USA
[6] Princeton Sci Instruments Inc, Monmouth Jct, NJ USA
[7] Hiroshima Univ, Hiroshima, Japan
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10.1088/0029-5515/44/1/016
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The two-dimensional radial vs poloidal structure and motion of edge turbulence in the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) were measured using high-speed imaging of the visible light emission from a localized neutral gas puff. Edge turbulence images are shown and analysed for Ohmic, L- and H-mode plasma conditions. The two-dimensional images often show regions of strong localized light emission known as 'blobs', which move both poloidally and radially at a typical speed of approximate to10(5) cm s(-1), and sometimes show spatially periodic features.
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