Zonal flow triggers the L-H transition in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak | Zendy

P. Mänz | Zendy; Guosheng Xu | Zendy; Baonian Wan | Zendy; Huiqian Wang | Zendy; Huan Guo | Zendy; I. Cziegler | Zendy; N. Fedorczak | Zendy; C. Holland | Zendy; Stefan Müller | Zendy; Saikat Chakraborty Thakur | Zendy; M. Xu | Zendy; K. Miki | Zendy; P. H. Diamond | Zendy; G. R. Tynan | Zendy

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Zonal flow triggers the L-H transition in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak

Author(s) -

P. Mänz,

Guosheng Xu,

Baonian Wan,

Huiqian Wang,

Huan Guo,

I. Cziegler,

N. Fedorczak,

C. Holland,

Stefan Müller,

Saikat Chakraborty Thakur,

M. Xu,

K. Miki,

P. H. Diamond,

G. R. Tynan

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

physics of plasmas

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75

H-Index - 160

eISSN - 1089-7674

pISSN - 1070-664X

DOI - 10.1063/1.4737612

Subject(s) - physics , turbulence , tokamak , kinetic energy , superconductivity , shear (geology) , plasma , zonal flow (plasma) , condensed matter physics , mechanics , shear flow , flow (mathematics) , turbulence kinetic energy , energy transfer , atomic physics , nuclear physics , classical mechanics , petrology , geology

The kinetic energy transfer between shear flows and the ambient turbulence is investigated in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak during the L-H transition. As the rate of energy transfer from the turbulence into the shear flow becomes comparable to the energy input rate into the turbulence, the transition into the H-mode occurs. As the observed behavior exhibits several predicted features of zonal flows, the results show the key role that zonal flows play in mediating the transition into H-mode. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.

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