Zonally dominated dynamics and Dimits threshold in curvature-driven ITG turbulence

The saturated state of turbulence driven by the ion-temperature-gradient instability is investigated using a two-dimensional long-wavelength fluid model that describes the perturbed electrostatic potential and perturbed ion temperature in a magnetic field with constant curvature (a 𝑍-pinch) and an e...

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Main Authors: Ivanov, PG, Schekochihin, AA, Dorland, W, Field, AR, Parra, FI
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020