PPPL-4609

Electromagnetic Transport From Microtearing Mode Turbulence

Authors: W. Guttenfelder, J. Candy, S.M. Kaye, W.M. Nevins, E. Wang, R.E. Bell, G.W. Hammett, B.P. LeBlanc, D.R. Mikkelsen, and H. Yuh

Abstract:
This Letter presents non-linear gyrokinetic simulations of microtearing mode turbulence. The simulations include collisional and electromagnetic effects and use experimental parameters from a high beta discharge in the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX). The predicted electron thermal transport is comparable to that given by experimental analysis, and it is dominated by the electromagnetic contribution of electrons free streaming along the resulting stochastic magnetic field line trajectories. Experimental values of flow shear can significantly reduce the predicted transport.
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Submitted to: Physical Review Letters (December 2010)

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