Absolute dissipative drift-wave instabilities in tokamaks

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L. Chen · Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

M. S. Chance · Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

C. Z. Cheng · Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

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Contrary to previous theoretical predictions, it is shown that the dissipative drift-wave instabilities are absolute in tokamak plasmas. The existence of unstable eigenmodes is shown to be associated with a new eigenmode branch induced by the finite toroidal coupling.

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Magnetic confinement fusion research Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

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Published in: Nuclear Fusion

Volume 20, Issue 7, pp. 901-905

DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/20/7/011

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Absolute dissipative drift-wave instabilities in tokamaks

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