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Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 229 - 232 (1997)

Enhancement of Turbulence in Tokamaks by Magnetic Fluctuations

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B. N. Rogers and J. F. Drake
Institute for Plasma Research, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

Received 11 February 1997

Three-dimensional nonlinear simulations of drift-ballooning modes in a torus including electromagnetic effects are described. When diamagnetic effects are weak, the self-consistent magnetic fluctuations in the model lead to a drastic enhancement of the transport well below the ideal ballooning instability limit.


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URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v79/p229
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.229
PACS: 52.30.Jb, 52.25.Fi, 52.35.Ra, 52.55.Fa

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