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Transport in fusion-grade plasmas is often dominated by turbulent transport. | Transport in fusion-grade plasmas is often dominated by turbulent transport. | ||
In contrast with [[Neoclassical transport]], turbulent transport (assumed to be the cause of the so-called experimental "anomalous" component of transport) is not well understood. | In contrast with [[Neoclassical transport]], turbulent transport (assumed to be the cause of the so-called experimental "anomalous" component of transport) is not well understood. | ||
As a consequence, predictions of machine performance generally rely on rather crude scaling law techniques, rather than first-principles calculations. | |||
Improving our understanding of turbulence is hard, due to (1) the complexity of fusion-grade plasmas (the presence of ionised particles and magnetic fields make this into a much harder topic than fluid turbulence), (2) the enormous variety of plasma instabilities, and (3) the difficulty of diagnosing the plasma due to the hostile conditions inside the plasma. | |||
Our work on turbulence has focussed mainly on the analysis of edge probe data, although some analysis was done on reflectometry signals. A large effort was devoted to the development of new analysis techniques. | Our work on turbulence has focussed mainly on the analysis of edge probe data, although some analysis was done on reflectometry signals. A large effort was devoted to the development of new analysis techniques. | ||