Dynamics of fully nonlinear drift wave-zonal flow turbulence system in plasmas

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2009.10.059zbMATH Open1235.76202arXiv0910.1635OpenAlexW2100775772MaRDI QIDQ763825FDOQ763825

Authors: D. Kharzeev 

Publication date: 2 April 2012

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present numerical simulations of fully nonlinear drift wave-zonal flow (DW-ZF) turbulence systems in a nonuniform magnetoplasma. In our model, the drift wave (DW) dynamics is pseudo-three-dimensional (pseudo-3D) and accounts for self-interactions among finite amplitude DWs and their coupling to the two-dimensional (2D) large amplitude zonal flows (ZFs). The dynamics of the 2D ZFs in the presence of the Reynolds stress of the pseudo-3D DWs is governed by the driven Euler equation. Numerical simulations of the fully nonlinear coupled DW-ZF equations reveal that shortscale DW turbulence leads to nonlinear saturated dipolar vortices, whereas the ZF sets in spontaneously and is dominated by a monopolar vortex structure. The ZFs are found to suppress the cross-field turbulent particle transport. The present results provide a better model for understanding the coexistence of short- and large-scale coherent structures, as well as associated subdued cross-field particle transport in magnetically confined fusion plasmas.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.1635

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vortex flows for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B47) Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Internal waves for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B55) Turbulent transport, mixing (76F25) Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05)

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