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The two-dimensional bicoherence graph tends to show mainly two types of structures: | The two-dimensional bicoherence graph tends to show mainly two types of structures: | ||
* 'Points': indicating sharply defined, unchanging, locked frequencies. | * 'Points': indicating sharply defined, unchanging, locked frequencies. | ||
* 'Lines': these are more difficult to interpret. It is often stated that 'lines' are due to single mode (frequency) interacting with a broad range of frequencies (e.g., a [[Geodesic Acoustic Mode]] and broad-band turbulence<ref> | * 'Lines': these are more difficult to interpret. It is often stated that 'lines' are due to single mode (frequency) interacting with a broad range of frequencies (e.g., a [[Geodesic Acoustic Mode]] and broad-band turbulence<ref>Y. Nagashima et al, ''Observation of coherent bicoherence and biphase in potential fluctuations around geodesic acoustic mode frequency on JFT-2M'', [[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/48/5A/S38|Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''48''' (2006) A377]]</ref>) - but it is not evident that this is the only explanation. Particularly, two interacting oscillators (continuously exchanging energy) ''also'' produce lines in the bicoherence graph.<ref name="milligen1995"></ref><ref>B.Ph. van Milligen, L. García, B.A. Carreras, M.A. Pedrosa, C. Hidalgo, J.A. Alonso, T. Estrada and E. Ascasíbar, MHD mode activity and the velocity shear layer at TJ-II, [[doi:10.1088/0029-5515/52/1/013006|Nucl. Fusion 52 (2012) 013006]]</ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The bicoherence can be computed using the (continuous) wavelet transform instead of the Fourier transform, in order to improve statistics. <ref name="milligen1995"> | * The bicoherence can be computed using the (continuous) wavelet transform instead of the Fourier transform, in order to improve statistics. <ref name="milligen1995">B.Ph. van Milligen et al, ''Wavelet bicoherence: a new turbulence analysis tool'', [[doi:10.1063/1.871199|Phys. Plasmas '''2''', 8 (1995) 3017]]</ref> | ||
* The bicoherence can of course be defined in wavenumber space instead of frequency space by applying the replacements ''t → x'' and ''ω → k''. | * The bicoherence can of course be defined in wavenumber space instead of frequency space by applying the replacements ''t → x'' and ''ω → k''. | ||
* Combined temporal-spatial studies are also possible. <ref> | * Combined temporal-spatial studies are also possible. <ref>T. Yamada, S.-I. Itoh, S. Inagaki, Y. Nagashima, S. Shinohara, N. Kasuya, K. Terasaka, K. Kamataki, H. Arakawa, M. Yagi, A. Fujisawa, and K. Itoh, ''Two-dimensional bispectral analysis of drift wave turbulence in a cylindrical plasma'' , [[doi:10.1063/1.3429674|Phys. Plasmas '''17''' (2010) 052313]]</ref> | ||
Starting from the spatio-temporal bicorrelation | Starting from the spatio-temporal bicorrelation | ||