The effect of ion-scale dynamics on electron-temperature-gradient turbulence

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1209-1220

  Candy, J ^a   Waltz, R E ^a   Fahey, M R ^b   Holland, C ^c  

^a GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ELECTRON TRAPS; ENERGY TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ADIABATIC ION MODELS; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE GRADIENT TURBULENCE; ENERGY DIFFUSIVITY; ION SCALE DYNAMICS; ION TEMPERATURE GRADIENT (ITG) MODES; ROBUST SATURATION;

THERMAL GRADIENTS;

EID: 34548685200     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/49/8/008     Document Type: Article

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