Decorrelation of edge plasma turbulence at the transition from low- to high-confinement mode in the DIII–D Tokamak
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The modification of turbulence in the edge plasma of the DIII–D tokamak at the transition from the low to the high mode of confinement is investigated with a phase-contrast imaging diagnostic. The amplitude and radial correlation length of the turbulence in the confinement region decrease at the transition, whereas the decorrelation time increases. The transition w Ž . x model of Biglari, Diamond, and Terry Phys. Fluids B 2 1990 1 , based on turbulence decorrelation by E=B velocity shear, is quantitatively substantiated by measurements of the theoretical control parameter. Further quantitative predictions of the theory are tested for the first time. q 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. PACS: 52.25.Fi; 52.25.Gj; 52.55.Fa; 52.35.Ra
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