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Experimental Evidence of Nonlinear Avalanche Dynamics of Energetic Particle Modes

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arxiv 2109.08545 v1 pith:423SUL4O submitted 2021-09-17 physics.plasm-ph

Experimental Evidence of Nonlinear Avalanche Dynamics of Energetic Particle Modes

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Recent observations in HL-2A tokamak give new experimental evidences of energetic particle mode (EPM) avalanche. In a strong EPM burst, the mode structure propagates radially outward within two hundred Alfv\'en time, while the frequency of the dominant mode changes self-consistently to maximize wave-particle power exchange and mode growth. This suggests that significant energetic particle transport occurs in this avalanche phase, in agreement with theoretical framework of EPM convective amplification. A simplified relay runner model yields satisfactory interpretations of the measurements. The results can help understanding the nonlinear dynamics of energetic particle driven modes in future burning plasmas, such as ITER.

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