S J Zweben et al 2007 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 49 S1 doi:10.1088/0741-3335/49/7/S01
S J Zweben1, J A Boedo2, O Grulke3, C Hidalgo4, B LaBombard5, R J Maqueda6, P Scarin7 and J L Terry5
Show affiliationsThis paper reviews measurements of edge plasma turbulence in toroidal magnetic fusion devices with an emphasis on recent results in tokamaks. The dominant feature of edge turbulence is a high level of broadband density fluctuations with a relative amplitude δn/n ~ 5–100%, accompanied by large potential and electron temperature fluctuations. The frequency range of this turbulence is ~10 kHz–1 MHz, and the size scale is typically ~0.1–10 cm perpendicular to the magnetic field but many metres along the magnetic field, i.e. the structure is nearly that of 2D 'filaments'. Large intermittent bursts or 'blobs' are usually observed in the scrape-off layer. Diagnostic and data analysis techniques are reviewed and the main experimental results are summarized. Recent comparisons of experimental results with edge turbulence theory are discussed, and some directions for future experiments are suggested.
52.40.Hf Plasma-material interactions; boundary layer effects
Issue 7 (July 2007)
Received 11 October 2006, in final form 13 February 2007
Published 5 June 2007
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