A blob-filament (or simply “blob”) is a magnetic-field-aligned plasma structure which is
considerably denser than the surrounding background plasma and highly localized in the …

Experimental drift turbulence and zonal flow studies in magnetically confined plasma
experiments are reviewed. The origins of drift waves, transition to drift turbulence and drift …

Gas puff imaging (GPI) is a diagnostic of plasma turbulence which uses a puff of neutral gas
at the plasma edge to increase the local visible light emission for improved space-time …

The intermittent character of turbulent transport is investigated with Langmuir probes in the
scrape-off layer and across the separatrix of ASDEX Upgrade Ohmic discharges. Radial …

We report experimental studies demonstrating a controlled transition to fully developed
broadband turbulence in an argon helicon plasma in a linear plasma device. We show the …

The dynamics of filaments or blobs in the scrape-off layer of magnetic fusion devices are
studied by magnitude estimates of a comprehensive drift-interchange-Alfvén fluid model …

ABSTRACT Low-temperature E Â B plasmas are used in various applications, such as Hall
thrusters for satellite propulsion, ion sources and magnetron discharges for plasma …

Blob statistical characteristics across the separatrix of HL-2A tokamak plasma have been
studied using a reciprocating Langmuir five-probe array. The radial profile of inverse …

Helicon plasma sources attract keen interest worldwide. These types of plasma sources can
generate a uniform, high-density (electron density up to 1020 m− 3) and low-temperature …

The mechanism of nonlinear structural formation has been studied with a three-field reduced
fluid model, which is extended to describe the resistive drift wave turbulence in magnetized …