Nonlinear Magnetic Islands and Anomalous Electron Thermal Conductivity
- 26 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 46 (4) , 246-249
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.46.246
Abstract
It is found that nonlinear magnetic islands are formed, in an inhomogeneous magnetized plasma, in the presence of a longitudinal current. These magnetic islands may cause an enhanced electron thermal conductivity in a turbulent plasma state.Keywords
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