Published September 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Theory of pseudoclassical confinement and transition to L mode

  • 1. National Institute for Fusion Science, Nagoya 464-01 (Japan)
  • 2. Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University 87, Kasuga 816 (Japan)
  • 3. Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka, Ibaraki 311-01 (Japan)
  • 4. Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University, Okayama 700 (Japan)

Description

A theory of the self-sustained turbulence is developed for resistive plasma in toroidal devices. Pseudoclassical confinement is obtained in the low-temperature limit. As temperature increases, the current diffusivity prevails upon resistivity, and the turbulence nature changes so as to recover the L-mode transport. Comparison with experimental observation on this transition is made. The Hartmann number is also given

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Fluids B
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 3299-3303.
ISSN
0899-8221
CODEN
PFBPEI