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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2011-01-01

Journal:PHYSICS OF PLASMAS

Included Journals:SCIE、EI

Volume:18

Issue:1

ISSN No.:1070-664X

Abstract:Stabilization of ion temperature gradient (ITG) driven mode by a large-scale vortex flow is investigated using a gyrofluid model in slab geometry. Extending a recent work [Z. X. Wang et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 015004 (2009)], the focus in this work is put on the effect of magnetic shear. It is shown that the vortex flow can effectively stabilize the ITG mode by inducing both radial and poloidal mode couplings. Furthermore, decreasing magnetic shear is identified to weaken the stabilizing role of the vortex flow. The effects of the magnetic shear on the ITG mode structure and on the growth rate in the presence of various shear flows are obtained and the relevant mechanisms are discussed in detail. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3551521]