Low-Frequency Turbulence in a Linear Magnetized Plasma

被引：51

作者：

Rogers, B. N. ^{[1
]}

Ricci, Paolo ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Dartmouth Coll, Dept Phys & Astron, Hanover, NH 03755 USA

[2] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Assoc Euratom Confederat Suisse, Ctr Rech Phys Plasmas, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2010年 / 104卷 / 22期

关键词：

INSTABILITY; DESIGN;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.225002

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Plasma turbulence in a linear device is explored for the first time with three-dimensional global twofluid simulations, focusing on the plasma parameters of the Large Plasma Device. Three instabilities are present in the simulations: the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, a sheath-driven instability, and a resistive drift wave instability. The Kelvin-Helmholtz mode is shown to dominate the transport of plasma across the magnetic field. Simple scaling laws are obtained for the plasma profiles.

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