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Experimental Observation of the Blob-Generation Mechanism from InterchangeWaves in a Plasma

Furno, I.  
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Labit, B.  
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Podesta, M.  
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2008
Physical Review Letters

The mechanism for blob generation in a toroidal magnetized plasma is investigated using time-resolved measurements of two-dimensional structures of electron density, temperature, and plasma potential. The blobs are observed to form from a radially elongated structure that is sheared off by the $E \times B$ flow. The structure is generated by an interchange wave that increases in amplitude and extends radially in response to a decrease of the radial pressure scale length. The dependence of the blob amplitude upon the pressure radial scale length is discussed.

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