In a Fusion Device Plasma, a Steep Ion Temperature Gradient Slows the Growth of Magnetic Islands (IMAGE)
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Contour plot of electron temperature (left) and radial profiles of electron temperature (center) and ion temperature (right) across an island, with ion temperature showing a gradient observed experimentally (blue) and reproduced in simulations (red).
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Image courtesy of Bardoczi, L., et al., Perturbed Ion Temperature and Toroidal Flow Profile Measurements in Rotating Neoclassical Tearing Mode Magnetic Islands. Physical Review Letters 132, 065107 (2024).
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Image courtesy of Bardoczi, L., et al., Perturbed Ion Temperature and Toroidal Flow Profile Measurements in Rotating Neoclassical Tearing Mode Magnetic Islands. Physical Review Letters 132, 065107 (2024).
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