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Theory of thermal solitary vortices in current-carrying edge plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

J. P. Mondt  and
J. Liu
J. P. Mondt
Affiliation:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545
J. Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
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Abstract

It is shown that the nonlinear dynamics of current-convective excitations in current-carrying edge plasmas allows for the existence of solitary vortices despite the effects of magnetic shear and dissipation in the form of parallel electron thermal conductivity. The potential importance of this finding with regard to heat balance is pointed out.

Type
Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , October 1986 , pp. 235 - 242
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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