Parisi, Jason F.Parra, Felix, IRoach, Colin M.Giroud, CarineDorland, WilliamHatch, David R.Barnes, MichaelHillesheim, Jon C.Aiba, NobuyukiBall, JustinIvanov, Plamen G.2020-11-242020-11-242020-11-242020-12-0110.1088/1741-4326/abb891https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/173593WOS:000584927100001Local linear gyrokinetic simulations show that electron temperature gradient (ETG) instabilities are the fastest growing modes for ky rho i greater than or similar to 0.1<i in the steep gradient region for a JET pedestal discharge (92174) where the electron temperature gradient is steeper than the ion temperature gradient. Here, k(y) is the wavenumber in the direction perpendicular to both the magnetic field and the radial direction, and rho(i) is the ion gyroradius. At k(y)rho(i) greater than or similar to 1<i, the fastest growing mode is often a novel type of toroidal ETG instability. This toroidal ETG mode is driven at scales as large as ky rho i similar to(rho i/rho e)LTe/R0 similar to 1<i and at a sufficiently large radial wavenumber that electron finite Larmor radius effects become important; that is, Kx rho e similar to 1<i, where K-x is the effective radial wavenumber. Here, rho(e) is the electron gyroradius, R-0 is the major radius of the last closed flux surface, and 1/L-Te is an inverse length proportional to the logarithmic gradient of the equilibrium electron temperature. The fastest growing toroidal ETG modes are often driven far away from the outboard midplane. In this equilibrium, ion temperature gradient instability is subdominant at all scales and kinetic ballooning modes are shown to be suppressed by ExBExB shear. Heuristic quasilinear arguments suggest that the novel toroidal ETG instability is important for transport.Physics, Fluids & PlasmasPhysicspedestaltokamaketggyrokineticsitgfinite aspect ratiogradientconfinementtransportplasmamodedrivendischargestransitiontext::journal::journal article::research article