Observations of radially elongated particle flux induced by streamer in a linear magnetized plasma

F. Kin, A. Fujisawa, K. Itoh, Y. Kosuga, Makoto Sasaki, Inagaki Shigeru, Y. Nagashima, T. Yamada, N. Kasuya, K. Yamasaki, K. Hasamada, B. Y. Zhang, Y. Kawachi, H. Arakawa, T. Kobayashi, Sanae Itoh

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Abstract

The streamer-driven particle flux is evaluated experimentally in a linear cylindrical plasma. The streamers, a radially elongated and azimuthally localized structure created in turbulent plasma, really induce ballistic transport, and directly connect the plasma core to the edge within one order faster time scale than that of turbulence. The occurrence of large transport deviates from a Gaussian distribution and is likely to obey a power law. The fundamental plasma experiment clearly shows the significant and essential contributions of streamers to cross-field transport and structural formation of turbulent plasmas.

Original languageEnglish
Article number042306
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume26
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 1 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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