Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Effects of plasma turbulence on the nonlinear evolution of magnetic island in tokamak

  • Minjun J. Choi,
  • Lāszlo Bardōczi,
  • Jae-Min Kwon,
  • T. S. Hahm,
  • Hyeon K. Park,
  • Jayhyun Kim,
  • Minho Woo,
  • Byoung-Ho Park,
  • Gunsu S. Yun,
  • Eisung Yoon,
  • George McKee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20652-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Magnetic reconnection and plasma turbulence occur in atmospheric and magnetized laboratory plasmas. Here the authors report evolution of magnetic islands and plasma turbulence in tokamak plasmas using high resolution 2D electron cyclotron emission diagnostics.