Detection of zero-mean-frequency zonal flows in the core of a high-temperature tokamak plasma

D. K. Gupta; R. J. Fonck; G. R. McKee; D. J. Schlossberg; M. W. Shafer

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.125002

Detection of zero-mean-frequency zonal flows in the core of a high-temperature tokamak plasma

D. K. Gupta, R. J. Fonck, G. R. McKee, D. J. Schlossberg, M. W. Shafer

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A low-frequency, spectrally broad (I 10kHz) poloidal flow structure that peaks near zero frequency is observed in time-resolved measurements of the turbulence velocity field in the core region (r/0.6a 0.9) of DIII-D tokamak plasmas. These flows exhibit a long poloidal wavelength (low m) and a short radial coherence length comparable to the ambient turbulence decorrelation length. Characteristics of these observed poloidal flows are consistent with the theoretically predicted residual or zero-mean-frequency zonal flows.

Original language	English
Article number	125002
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	97
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.125002
State	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

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