Drift wave solitons and zonal flow: implications for staircase formation

The self-consistent nonlinear interaction of drift waves (DWs) and zonal flow (ZF) is investigated using nonlinear gyrokinetic theory, with both spontaneous excitation and beat-driving of ZF by DWs treated on the same footing. DW solitons are formed in nonlinear DW–ZF interactions and are confined b...

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Main Authors: Ningfei Chen, Liu Chen, Fulvio Zonca, Zhiyong Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Nuclear Fusion
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/adc69f
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