Overview of multiscale turbulence studies covering ion-to-electron scales in magnetically confined fusion plasma
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Author(s)
Maeyama, Shinya
Tokuzawa, Tokihiko
Howard, Nathan T.
Citrin, Jonathan
Watanabe, Tomo-Hiko
Date Issued
December 2023
Journal
Nuclear Fusion
Publisher
IOP
Abstract
Turbulent transport in magnetically confined fusion plasma has conventionally been analyzed at the ion gyroradius scale based on the microturbulence theory. However, ion-scale turbulence analysis sometimes fails to predict the turbulent transport flux observed experimentally. Microturbulence at the electron gyroradius scale and cross-scale interactions between disparate-scale turbulences are possible mechanisms to resolve this issue. This overview discusses the recent progress in multiscale turbulence studies and presents future perspectives from recent experimental, theoretical, and numerical investigations. The following aspects are highlighted: (1) the importance of electron-scale effects in experiments, (2) the physical mechanisms of cross-scale interactions, (3) modeling electron-scale effects in quasilinear transport models, and (4) the impacts of cross-scale interactions on burning plasmas. Understanding multiscale turbulence is necessary to improve performance prediction and explore optimal operations for future burning plasmas
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Submitted for publication in Nuclear Fusion
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ad34e1
