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Complete multi-field characterization of the geodesic acoustic mode in the TCV tokamak

Stefano Coda, Laurent Villard, Stephan Brunner, Laurie Porte, Zhouji Huang, Gabriele Merlo, Julien Stanislas Pierre Dominski, Thibaut Vernay, Cornelis Adrianus de Meijere
2014
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The geodesic acoustic mode (GAM) is a coherently oscillating zonal flow that may regulate turbulence in toroidal plasmas. Uniquely, the complete poloidal and toroidal structure of the magnetic component of the turbulence-driven GAM has been mapped in the TCV tokamak. Radially localized measurements of the fluctuating density, ECE radiative temperature and poloidal flow show that the GAM is a fully coherent, radially propagating wave. These observations are consistent with electrostatic, gyrokinetic simulations.

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Stefano Coda, Laurent Villard, Stephan Brunner, Laurie Porte, Zhouji Huang, Gabriele Merlo, Julien Stanislas Pierre Dominski, Thibaut Vernay, Cornelis Adrianus de Meijere
2014
Journal Articles

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/8ff491aa-bf22-4010-b4d1-6fdd275a4025

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