Multi-Scale Simulations Solve a Plasma Turbulence Mystery (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Multi-Scale Simulations Solve a Plasma Turbulence Mystery

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This is a high-res image of the inside of MIT's Alcator C-Mod tokamak, with a representative cross-section of a plasma. The inset shows the approximate domain for one of the multi-scale simulations and a graphic of the plasma turbulence in the multi-scale simulation.

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Nathan Howard, MIT

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