Energy flux driven by electrostatic turbulence in the RFX edge plasma

Authors
Martines, E Antoni, V Desideri, D Serianni, G Tramontin, L
Citation
E. Martines et al., Energy flux driven by electrostatic turbulence in the RFX edge plasma, NUCL FUSION, 39(5), 1999, pp. 581-585
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR FUSION
ISSN journal
00295515 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
581 - 585
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-5515(199905)39:5<581:EFDBET>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The electron energy flux driven by electrostatic turbulence has been measur ed for the first time in the edge region of the RFX reversed field pinch ex periment using triple Langmuir probes. The energy flux has been found to be almost entirely convective. The total energy loss due to electrostatic tur bulence has been estimated to account for 30% of the overall transport loss es.