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Global Gyrokinetic Simulation of Tokamak Edge Pedestal Instabilities (1203.1571v2)
Published 7 Mar 2012 in physics.plasm-ph
Abstract: Global electromagnetic gyrokinetic simulations show the existence of near threshold conditions for both a high-$n$ kinetic ballooning mode (KBM) and an intermediate-$n$ kinetic version of peeling-ballooning mode (KPBM) in the edge pedestal of two DIII-D H-mode discharges. When the magnetic shear is reduced in a narrow region of steep pressure gradient, the KPBM is significantly stabilized, while the KBM is weakly destabilized and hence becomes the most-unstable mode. Collisions decrease the KBM's critical $\beta$ and increase the growth rate.
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