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Degraded Confinement and Turbulence in Tokamak Experiments

G. M. D. Hogeweij

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 61 / Number 2T / February 2012 / Pages 145-152

Anomalous Transport / Proceedings of the Tenth Carolus Magnus Summer School on Plasma and Fusion Energy Physics / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST12-A13501

After a review on the state of tokamak transport theory, the methodology to derive experimental results will be described. Examples of confinement in ohmic plasmas and the deterioration with additional healing will be given. Some examples of improved confinement modes will be discussed.