Origin of magnetic stochasticity and transport in plasma microturbulence.
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چکیده
Nonlinear excitation of linearly stable microtearing modes--with zonal modes acting as a catalyst--is shown to be responsible for the near-ubiquitous magnetic stochasticity and associated electromagnetic electron heat transport in electromagnetic gyrokinetic simulations of plasma microturbulence.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 108 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012