Nonlinear saturation of trapped electron modes via perpendicular particle diffusion

被引：54

作者：

Merz, F. ^{[1
]}

Jenko, F. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] EURATOM, Max Planck Inst Plasmaphys, D-85748 Garching, Germany

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2008年 / 100卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.035005

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

In magnetized fusion plasmas, trapped electron mode (TEM) turbulence constitutes, together with ion temperature gradient (ITG) turbulence, the dominant source of anomalous transport on ion scales. While ITG modes are known to saturate via nonlinear zonal flow generation, this mechanism is shown to be of little importance for TEM turbulence in the parameter regime explored here. Instead, a careful analysis of the statistical properties of the ExB nonlinearity in the context of gyrokinetic turbulence simulations reveals that perpendicular particle diffusion is the dominant saturation mechanism. These findings allow for the construction of a rather realistic quasilinear model of TEM induced transport.

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