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IOP Publishing, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 9(56), p. 095016

DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/56/9/095016

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Parallel and perpendicular structure of the edge turbulence in a three-dimensional magnetic field

Journal article published in 2014 by M. Agostini ORCID, P. Scarin, G. Spizzo ORCID, N. Vianello, L. Carraro
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Abstract

Edge turbulence and blobs are studied in the three-dimensional magnetic topology of the RFX-mod reversed field pinch. The edge of the RFX-mod shows a three-dimensional structure dominated by a helical equilibrium with (1, −7) symmetry, which gives the same space-time modulation to all of the kinetic properties. The interaction between the edge turbulence and this magnetic topology is studied. It is shown that the edge blobs are current-carrying filaments aligned with the magnetic field, and in the perpendicular plane each blob is a positive peak of electron density and a valley of temperature. The inner nature of these blobs is not affected by the presence of the O and X points of the (1, −7) island; however, the statistical properties are sensitive to them, pointing to the influence of the magnetic topology on the edge fluctuations.